Astronomy Flashcards
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small celestial bodies that were fused together to make the planets of the solar system
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Moon sized or larger embryos within protoplanetary discs that have internal melting to produce differentiated interiors
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A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the realease of energy
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a celestial body moving about the sun, consisting of a central mass surrounded by a envelope of dust and gas that mayform a tail that streams away from the sun.
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Cosmologist
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A physicist that specializes in the study of the formation and evolution of the universe
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Angular Velocity
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The time rate of change of angular position of a rotating body
