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Vocab words

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Fusion   A creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium  
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Solar wind   A stream of electrically charged particles produced by the sun's crona  
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Main sequence   The stage in which stars produce energy through the fusion of hydrogen into helium  
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Convection   The transfer of heat through a gas or liquid by the circulation currents from one region to another  
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Light year   The distance light travels in one year  
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Neutron star   May occur when a super giant collapses to a very dense core  
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Corona   The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere  
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Parallax   An apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations  
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Black hole   An object whose gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light  
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Sun spot   A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere  
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Nebula   A large cloud of dust and gas that can break apart into smaller pieces and form stars  
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Doppler effect   An observed change in the frequency of a wave when a source or observer is moving  
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