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microscopenounA device with lenses that makes tiny things look much bigger.
telescopenounA tube with lenses that makes faraway things such as stars look closer.
biodiversitynounThe variety of plant and animal life in an area.
sensornounA device that detects heat, light or movement and reports it.
magnetnounAn object that attracts iron and some other metals.
volcanonounA mountain with an opening through which hot melted rock and gas can escape.
corroborateverbTo support a statement with further independent evidence.
eclipsenounAn event in which one object in space blocks the light from another, such as the Moon covering the Sun.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)