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VOCAB QUARTER 4
VOCAB QUARTER4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| light year | distance that ligt travels in a year |
| astronomical unit | 150,000,000 kilometers |
| universe | all of space and everything in it |
| galaxi | group of stars |
| star | ball of gas |
| planet | sphere like object that orbits the sun |
| dwarf planets | smaller version of planet |
| moons | natural |
| asteroids | rock bodies loose ball of ice and rock |
| comet | loose ball of end rock |
| spectra | visible |
| wavelengt | elecromagnetic wave length |
| hertzsprung russell diagram | A agrapn star |
| big bang theory | A THEORY THAT THE UNIVERSE WAS BORNED IN A INSTANT |
| absolute magnitude apparent | SUPER CLOSE OR SPOT ON |
| sun | A BIG STAR |
| sunspot | AREAS OF PLASMA |
| solar flare | ERUP IN SPACE |
| prominence | LOOPS OF PLASMA THAT AREA POLARIZED |
| chromosphere | MIDDLE LAYER OF SUN'S ATMOSPHERE |
| radiative zone | GAMMA RAYS |
| convective zone | OUTMOST LAYER |
| core | EMORMOUS AMOUNT OF ENERGY |
| rotation revolution | 1) SPINNING ON AXIS 2) MOVEMENT OF A CELESTIAL OBJECT |