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Astronomy Test 1 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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The totality of all space, time, matter, and energy

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Universe

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The portion of the entire universe that we can potentially see

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Observation Universe

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The study of the universe

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Astronomy

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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

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Astronomical Unit

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What is the distance between the sun and the Earth?

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93 million miles

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The distance traveled by a beam of light in one year

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Light Year

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How far North or South from Equator

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Latitude

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How far East of West from Prime Meridian

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Longitude

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Starting point of longitude

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Prime Meridian

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A large, glowing ball of gas

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Star

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An object that orbits a star

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Planet

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An object that orbits a planet

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Moon-Satellite

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A relatively small rocky object that orbits a star

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Asteroid

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A relatively small, icy object that orbits a star

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Comet

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15
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When the sun is at its highest peak in the sky

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Local Noon

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A range of longitude where a common standard time is used

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Time Zone

17
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Spin about its axis

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Rotation

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Go around the sun

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Orbit

19
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Sun passes directly above equator after the winter solstice

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Vernal Equinox

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When the sun passes above the equator after summer solstice

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Autumnal Equinox

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When the sun is at the highest point above the equator in the northern hemisphere

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Summer Solstice

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Wen the sun is at the lowest point above the equator in the southern hemisphere

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Winter Solstice

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The slow wobble of the Earth’s axis due to the influence of the moon

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Precession

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Using the sun to determine length of day

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Solar Day

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Using the stars to determine the length of day

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Sidereal Day

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Sections of the sky that are named for the recognizable patters of the stars in the sky

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Constellations

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The 12 constellations along the ecliptic on star chart

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Zodiac Constellations

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Recognizable patterns of stars that are not one of the 88 constellations

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Asterism

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The angle of a star above the horizon

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Altitude

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A large imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth

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Celestial Sphere

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