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everything science

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earth science   study of earth and of the universe around it  
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geology   study of the orgin history processes and structure of the solid earth  
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oceanogrphy   study of earths oceans  
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meteorology   study of earths atmosphere  
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astronomy   study of the universe beyond earth  
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galaxy   large collection of stars  
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astronomical unit   approximates the average distance between earth and sun  
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electromagnetic spectrum   all of the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation  
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perihelion   point at which planet is closest to sun  
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aphelion   point at which planet is farthes away from sun  
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days in one year   365 1/4  
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leap year   every 4 years the 1/4 day adds up and puts a extra day on febuary  
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solstices   seasons of summer and winter begin on days  
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equinox   the sasons fall and spring begin on days  
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autumnal equinox   begins on september 22 or 23 of each year  
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vernal equinox   begins on march 21or 22 of each year  
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summer solstice   june 21-22  
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winter solstice   21-22  
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solar system   consists of the sun the planets and all of the other bodies that revolve around the sun  
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planets   the primary bodies that orbit the sun  
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satellite   a body that orbits a larger body  
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mare   dark areas on the moon  
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craters   bowl shaped depressions on the moon  
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rilles   long deep channels on the moon  
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rays   streaks that extend outward from the impact site on the moon  
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regolith   rock and dust on moons surface  
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eclipse   occurs when one celestial body passes trhough the shadow of another  
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umbra   sunlight is completely blocked  
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penumbra   sunlight is only partially blocked  
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solar eclipse   when the moon is directly between the sun and part of earth  
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lunar eclipse   occurs when earth is positioned between the moon and the sun.  
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star   ball of gases  
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light year   distance traveled in one year  
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apparent magnitude   brightness of a star as it appears to us on earth  
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absolute manitude   the true brightness of a star  
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matter   anything that takes up space and has mass  
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element   substance that cannot be broken down into simpler  
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atom   smallest unit of an element that has the chemical properties of that element  
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isotope   atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element do but has a different number of neutrons  
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average atomic mass   weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occuring isotopes of an element  
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atomic number   number of protons in the nucleus of n atom  
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mass number   sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom  
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compound   substance that is made of two or more elements that are joined by chemical bonds between the atoms of those elements  
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chemical bond   forces that hold together the atoms in molecules  
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ion   particle such as an atom or molecule that carries a charge  
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ionic bond   attractive force between oppositely charged ions that result from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another  
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covalent bond   a bond that is formed by the attraction between atoms that share electrons  
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mineral   a natural usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical compsition an orderly internal structure and a characteristic set of physical properties  
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luster   light that is reflected from a minerals surface  
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cleavage   tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth flat surfaces  
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fracture   break unevenly into pieces that have curved or irregular surfaces  
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