Vocabulary for Astronomy
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| show | The scientific study of the universe; It includes the observation and interpretation of celestial bodies and phenomena.
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| Geocentric | show 🗑
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| show | Describes the view that the sun is at the center of the Solar System.
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| Retrograde motion | show 🗑
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| Ellipse | show 🗑
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| show | Average distance from Earth to the sun; 1.5 x 10^8, or 150 million kilometers.
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| Rotation | show 🗑
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| show | The place in the orbit of a planet where the planet is the farthest from the sun.
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| show | The point at which the moon is closest to Earth.
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| show | The point where the moon is farthest from the Earth.
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| Phases of the Moon | show 🗑
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| show | An eclipse of the Sun; A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves in a line directly between the Earth and the Sun.
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| Lunar eclipse | show 🗑
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| Crater | show 🗑
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| Terrestrial planet | show 🗑
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| show | The Jupiter - like planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; These planets have relatively low densities and are huge gas giants.
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| Nebula | show 🗑
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| Planetesimal | show 🗑
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| show | A small, rocky body, which can range in size from a few hundred kilometers to less than a kilometer; The asteroids' orbits lie mainly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
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| Comet | show 🗑
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| Coma | show 🗑
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| show | A small, solid particle that travels through space.
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| Meteaor | show 🗑
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| Meteorite | show 🗑
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| show | The arrangement of elctromagnetic radiation according to wavelength.
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| Photon | show 🗑
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| show | The study of the properties of light that depend on wavelength.
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| Doppler Effect | show 🗑
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| show | A telescope that uses a lens to bend and concentrate the light from distant objects.
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| Reflecting Telescope | show 🗑
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| show | A telescope designed to make observations in radio wavelenghts.
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| Hubble Telescope | show 🗑
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| show | A space vehicle used to get from Earth and into Earth's obrit.
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