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vocabulary terms
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astronomy | the science that looks at stars and galaxies and every thing else in the universe |
| geocentric | having the earth as a center |
| heliocentric | having the sun as a center |
| ellipse | an closed plane curverd with a oval shape |
| astronomical unit | the unit of leangth in the solar system |
| rotation | the act of turning as if on an axis |
| revolution | a single complete turn |
| perihelion | periaapsis in solar oribit |
| aphelion | apoasis in solar orbit |
| phase of the moon | the moon interrups light from the sun |
| solar eclipse | |
| lunar eclipse | |
| terrestrial planet | |
| jovian planet | |
| asteroid | |
| comet | |
| meteoroid | |
| meteor | |
| meteorite | |
| electromagnetic spaectrum | |
| photon | |
| doppler effect | |
| refracting telescope | |
| reflecting telescope | |
| radio telescope | |
| hubble telescope | |
| space shuttle |