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What is constellation?

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A picture with stars connecting.

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What is nebula?

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General term used for any fuzzy patch in the sky.

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3
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What is parsec?

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To describe large distance.

EX.

3.26 *yr

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4
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What is a light year?

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5
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What is a astronomical unit?

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Average distance between sun to earth.

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6
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What is a planetesimal?

A

astronomy

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7
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What is a protoplanetary body?

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The collection of matter in the process of condensation which a planet is form.

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What is a nuclear fusion?

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9
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What is a terrestrial planets?

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10
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What is a gas giant plant?

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A comet is ?

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a celestial body moving about the sun.

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12
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A asteriod is ?

A

meter

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13
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A cosmologist is ?

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the branch astronomy that deals with general structure and evolution of the universe

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14
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A angular velocity is ?

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The velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis.

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15
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A orbit is ?

A

A fire ball like a metor thyat got fire flames on it

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16
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A period is ?

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A long distance of time or a series.

17
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A revolve is ?

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To move in a circluar or curving course or orbit.

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A rotation is ?

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Turning aroung on the axis.

19
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A sidereal is ?

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Determine by or from the stars.

20
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A day is ?

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When the owl sleeps day and it feed at night.

21
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A solar day is what ?

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The period of time from sunrise to sunset.

22
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A year is what ?

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How long it takes to circle around the sun once.

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