science vocab 1
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Small bodies that formed during the solar nebula
What is planetesimal
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Interior points of an ellipse
What are foci
100
Study of light from stars that detect temperature and chemical composition
What is spectroscopy
100
Harmful light energy
What is ultraviolet light
100
Moon not lined up with sun weaker gravity to pull on the earth
What is the neap tide
200
B. A grouping of stars that form a pattern
What is constellation
200
A cloud of gas or dust
What is a nebula
200
The visible surface of the sun
What is the photosphere
200
Flow of hot charged particles leaving the sun
What is the solar wind
200
The study of the universe
What is a cosmologist
300
State of matter that is made up of ionized particles
What is plasma
300
Dark patches on the surface of the moon
What are maria
300
Means star like
What is an asteroid
300
New moon and sun aligned have this effect on the oceans
What is spring tide
300
Shooting star
What is a meteor
400
Measure of earthquake damage
What is richter scale
400
Wobble of the earth’s axis that change the timing of the seasons
What is precession
400
Element common on asteroids fingerprint of an impact
What is iridium
400
Small rocky or metal space object
What is a meteroid
400
Rocky worlds in the solar system
What is terrestrial planets
500
E. Metric unit for energy
What is joules
500
Total amount of energy radiated by a star every second
What is luminosity
500
Outer most atmosphere of the sun
What is the corona
500
Unit of measure that describes large distances in space
What is a light year
500
Ratio that ranges from 0 to 1 that describe planetary orbits
What is eccentricity
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