Sci. Foundations and Astronomy Knowledge Map items (2 sections)
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| The amount of space an object occupies | Volume
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| The amount of matter an object contains | Mass
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| The amount of matter in a given volume | Density
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| S.I. unit of length | Meter
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| S.I. unit of mass | Kilogram
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| S.I. unit of volume | Liter
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| S.I. unit of temperature | Celsius
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| An educated guess, possible explanation or answer to a question | Hypothesis
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| The independent or manipulated variable - plotted on the horizontal axis | The X-axis
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| The dependent or responding variable plotted on the vertical axis | The Y-axis
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| The three types of galaxies | Spiral, elliptical, and irregular
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| Spinning clouds of gasses that radiate heat and light | Stars
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| The process that causes stars to shine and give off light. The star's hydrogen atoms fuse together creating helium atoms, which releases a tremendous amount of energy | Nuclear fusion
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| Most astronomers believe in this theory that states that the universe began as a concentrated area of matter and energy that exploded | Big Bang Theory
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| Stars follow this which is dependent on the mass of the star | Life Cycle
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| Small and medium stars cool to become these | White dwarfs
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| Small and medium stars become white dwarfs that burn out to come these | Black dwarfs
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| Massive and super massive stars die and become these | Black holes or neutron stars
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| The distance to stars outside our solar system is measured in this unit | Light year
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| Huge collections of billions of stars held together by gravity | Galaxies
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| This diagram displays the main characteristics of stars | Hertzprung-Russell diagram (or H-R diagram)
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| Stars spend most of their life cycle in this phase | Main sequence phase
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