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UnitC Chapter4 vocab

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oval shaped like a flattened circle   elliptical  
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a representation of how something looks or works   model  
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a rocky object that revolves around the sun   asteroid  
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a small piece of rock or metal that travels in space around the sun   meteoroid  
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a bright streak of light that passes through earth's atmosphere   meteor  
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a ball of ice,dust,and gases that travels through space and orbits the sun   comet  
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a piece of a meteoroid that lands on earth after passing through the atmosphere   meteorite  
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astronomical units   AU  
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the distance light travels in one year   light year  
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stars that appear to be in groups when viewed from earth   constellation  
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a group of billions of stars,dust,and gases in space held together by gravity   galaxy  
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an instrument that separates light into patterns of lines of different colors   spectroscope  
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the bending of light as it passes from one material to another; a way to gather and focus light   refraction  
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the bouncing of light off, a surface; a way to gather and focus light   reflection  
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