Other Sciences Flashcards
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Andromeda galaxy
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Closest galaxy to the Milky Way
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Amber
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Fossilized tree resin
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Distillation
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Way of separating the parts of a liquid mixture
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Heliocentric
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Planets revolve around the sun
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Igneous rock
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Formed from cooled lava
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Light year
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About six trillion miles
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Metamorphic rock
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An igneous or sedimentary rock exposed to heat and pressure
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Pulsar
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A rotating and magnetized neutron star
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Quasar
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Very bright nucleus of a distant galaxy
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Sedimentary rock
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Formed by deposits in bodies of water
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Seismometer
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Measures the motion of the ground
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Thermodynamics
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Study of heat on other forms of energy
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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First to propose heliocentric model
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Rudolf diesel
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Inventor of Diesel engine
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Johannes Kepler
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Known for planetary motion laws
