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Gods great universe
chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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the study of space | astronomy |
people who study space | astronomers |
something that has almost no air at all | vacuum |
the force that slows down objects | friction |
a place that has many stars and planets | galaxy |
the galaxy that we live in | Milky Way |
a bunch of stars in one area | Local Group |
a type of galaxy that is shaped like a spiral that has arm like things | barred spiral |
gas floating around in space | nebulae |
outline of stars or a picture in the night sky | constellation |
an imaginar line that keeps the earth rotating | axis of rotation |
the hottest region of the sun | core(of sun) |
the visable | photosphere |
sunspots | |
solar eclipse | |
chromosphere | |
corona | |
solar wind | |
light year | |
nova | |
supernova | |
what is the three galaxies closest to our own | |
what are the three types of galaxies | |
what is the most distant object visible with the unaided eye | |
what is the name of the North Star what is the name of the North Star | |
Which star is the brightest on the sky | |
not including the sun, what is the closest star to the earth | |
what is the distance from the earth to the sun | |
what is the difference between solar prominence and solar flare | |
explain the difference of apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude | |
explain the difference between binary star and optical double |