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5D Vocabulary
Space Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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corona | the atmosphere of the sun |
galaxy | a group of stars, gas, and dust |
light-year | the distance light travels in one year |
magnitude | the brightness of a star |
main-sequence | the type of most stars |
photosphere | the surface of the sun |
solar flare | a burst of energy from the sun's atmosphere |
solar wind | particles thrown into space by the sun |
sunspots | dark areas on the surface of the sun |
universe | everything that exists |
eclipse | the passing of one object through the shadow of another |
orbit | the path one body in space takes as it revolves around another body |
rotate | to spin on an axis |
revolve | to travel in a closed path around another object such as Earth does as it moves around the sun |
satellite | a natural body, like the moon, or an artificial object that orbits another object |
space probe | a robot vehicle used to explore deep space |
telescope | an instrument that magnifies distant objects, it makes them appear larger |