Giant Leap - The New Business of Space

Question 1

Liftoff

Answer 1

noun

The vertical take-off of a spacecraft or rocket

_{5, 4, 3, 2, 1…and we have liftoff!}

_{They will have the liftoff of the last Space Shuttle next week.}

Question 2

User base

Answer 2

noun

The number of people who use a product or service

_{Their user base has been growing this quarter.}

_{Facebook has a user base of about 2 billion people.}

Question 3

Figure out

Answer 3

phrasal verb

To solve a problem / discover the answer to a question

_{I can’t seem to figure out how to use this coffee machine.}

_{I don’t know how she was able to figure out the solution.}

Question 4

March Madness

Answer 4

noun

The time period when the American college basketball tournaments are held

_{The first few weeks in this project felt like March Madness!}

_{He has his tickets for March Madness.}

Question 5

Monetize

Answer 5

verb

To make money from something

_{He was able to monetize his photography hobby.}

_{We have not been able to monetize this project yet.}

Question 6

Gobbled up

Answer 6

phrasal verb

If a larger organization takes over / destroys a smaller one

_{Starbucks has gobbled up many mom-and-pop coffee shops.}

_{They were gobbled up by their competition.}

Question 7

The final frontier

Answer 7

noun

The last part of a country / area to be explored / developed

Many believe that Mars will be the final frontier.

The Wild West used to be the final frontier.

Question 8

Bounce a signal off a satellite

Answer 8

phrase

To use a satellite to receive and send a signal

_{GPS works by bouncing signals off satellites.}

_{We’ll bounce a signal off their satellite for the broadcast.}

Question 9

The industrialization (of something)

Answer 9

noun

The development of industries in a country on a wide scale

_{The industrialization of Taiwan happened very quickly.}

_{The industrialization of Chinese cities was a huge success.}

Question 10

Sector

Answer 10

noun

An area of the economy

_{The farming sector has been shrinking gradually.}

_{They own a few companies in the private sector.}

Question 11

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