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outer space vocab
space vocab
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6th Grade
02/02/2006

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solstice
Definition
the day is eather day or night is the longest or the shortest
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equinox
Definition
the piont of the earth that will orbit around the earth
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luner eclips
Definition
when the moon is between the earths shadow
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tides
Definition
when the water rises and then it falls back in the lake
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fusion
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the combination of less massive elements to form more massive elements
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fusion
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the combination of less massive elements to form more massive elements
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corona
Definition
a crown of glowing around the sun gases that can be seen during a total eclips
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soler eclips
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an aligament from the sun moon and earth where the moon blockes the sun from the earths view
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sun spot
Definition
a region on the sun of very strong magnitisum
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nebula
Definition
a cloud of gas and dust
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quasers
Definition
brillient objectsin space that may be power houses of devolping galixys
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galaxys
Definition
a system of billion of stars gases and dust
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red gient
Definition
a star that has swelled and glowes red
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super nova
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the explasion of a star releasing huge amonts of dust and other gases
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blakhole
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an invisable oblect in space whos mass is so strong that mass cant escape
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big bang therie
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the idea that the universe started a huge explosion about 15 billion years ago
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Anemometer
Definition
a gauge for speed and direction for the wind
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