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Outter Space
The freaky solar system
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Science
6th Grade
01/30/2006

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Solstice
Definition
a point in tge earth's orbit around the sun where daylight is either the longest or the short amount possible [image]
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Equinox
Definition
a point in the earth's orbit around the sun where nights and days are the same legnth. [image]
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Lunar eclipse
Definition
a darkening of the moon when it passes though earth's shadow[image]
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Tide
Definition
the rise and fall of water in the ocean and seas caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon of the earth[image]
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galaxy
Definition
a system of billions of stars, dust, and gasses.
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quasar
Definition
brilliant objects in space that may be the popwerhouse of devolping galaxies.
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nebula
Definition
a cloud of gas and dust in space
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red giant
Definition
a star that has a swell glow with a red color
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super nova
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a eplosion of a star, releacing huge amount of light and other energy.
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black hole
Definition
an invisible object in space that has massive gravity that sucks up everything near it.
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big bang theory
Definition
the idea that the univerce started a huge eplosion about 15 billion years ago
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