Cosmos Movie
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Vocabulary
100
lies between Mars and Jupiter
What is ASTEROID BELT
100
a single star and planets
What is SOLAR SYSTEM
100
The event that gave birth to our universe
What is THE BIG BANG
100
the process used to understand nature
What is SCIENTIFIC METHOD
200
a trillion frozen comets
What is OORT CLOUD
200
a star 1AU from Earth, more than 100 times the diameter of Earth
What is THE SUN
200
how long ago our solar system formed
What is 4.6 BILLION YEARS AGO
200
the mathematical form used to express very large or very small numbers
What is SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
300
The size of the hurricane on Jupiter
What is THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF EARTH
300
the difference between a planet and a star
What is A PLANET REFLECTS LIGHT WHILE A STAR MAKES ITS OWN LIGHT
300
The place where life first lived on Earth
What is OCEANS
300
The area visible in an image; usually given as the diameter of the region
What is FIELD OF VIEW
400
The name of our galaxy
What is MILKY WAY
400
The number of stars in our solar system
What is ONE
400
This species became extinct 65 million years ago
What is DINOSAURS
400
a very large collection of gas, dust, and stars orbiting a common center of mass.
What is GALAXY
500
The most successful scientist and science communicator of the 20th century
Who is CARL SAGAN
500
The fifth planet from the Sun
What is JUPITER
500
The number of main class planets in our solar system
What is 8
500
the distance light travels in one year
What is LIGHT YEAR
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