Vocab 2.9.2018 Flashcards
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Astronomy
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The study of objects in space and their characteristics.
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Stars
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Hugh balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.
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Solar System
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Made up of a star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.
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Galaxy
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A group of billions of stars, the objects that orbit the stars, gas and dust.
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Universe
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Everything that exists.
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Planet
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A large, round body that revolves around a star.
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Comet
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A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice and dust.
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Asteroid
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Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
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Dwarf Planet
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Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.
