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Rotation spinning on an axis
Revolution spinning around the sun
most common elements in the universe hydrogen and helium
light year how far light travels in a year
waxing getting bigger
waning getting smaller
which side of the moon will be lit up during the waxing phases left
Which side is it lit up on during the waning phases? right
Be able to identify moon phases on a diagram ok
solar wind wind from the sun
How long does it take for the moon to go from new moon to full moon? 14 days
Terrestrial planets planets that have life
Gas planets planets made of gas
Inner planets planets closest to the sun
Outer planets planets farthest from the sun
Asteroids rocks that orbit sun
Asteroid belt where most asteroids are located
You don’t need to know the difference between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites. HOWEVER, study them and know a few things about them. ok
3 parts nucleus, tail, coma
which direction does the tail point away from sun
what causes the tail wind
photosphere stars outershell
corona gas envelope of stars and suns
solar wind wind released from sun
sun spot dark spot on sun
nuclear fusion source of suns energy
nebula cloud of dust
main sequence most of a stars life
red giant large star
red supergiant 3x mass of sun, when star runs out of oxygen
supernova explosion of star
black dwarf remains of dead star
black hole area of immense gravity nothing can escape
what causes stars to have different life cycles its mass
a protostar must start what to be considered a star main sequence
milky way a galaxy that contains our solar system
elliptical stretched circle of stars
spiral twisted collection of stars
irregular no shape/random collection of stars
what is at the center of the galaxy galactic center/black hole
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