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earth science

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star   a huge glowing ball of gas in the sky  
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constellation   a group of stars  
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stars color   depends on surface tempature  
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where is a star born   in a huge cloud of hydrogen and other gases. the clouds called a nubela  
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order of stars life   red giant-white dwarf-black dwarf  
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what happens when a star starts to run out of fuel   it loses most of its hydrogen  
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whats the process of nuclear fusion   hydrogen+helium=Energy in small particles  
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galaxy   a huge grouping of stars  
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solar system   the sun with clusters of other bodies around it (planets)  
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astronamical unit   the average distance between earth and sun  
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astronomy   the study of space and objects in and around it  
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sprial galaxy   looks like a huge flat circle  
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elliptical galaxy   in the shape of an oval  
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irregular galaxy   does not have a regular shape  
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astroids   made up of rock and metal that rbit around the sun  
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comets   made up of ice that orbit around sun  
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*fact   a larger planet has a larger amount of gravity  
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what galaxy are we in? and what kind is it?   the milky way. spiral galaxy  
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whats absolute magnitude   the way we see stars brightness if they were the same distance to earth  
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whast apparent magnitude   the brihtness we see from stars  
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whats teh closest star to earth   sun  
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what do scienctists use to measure distance in space   light year  
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nuclear fusion   when 2 or more nuclei join together to make one large nuclei  
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light year   the distance that light travels in one year  
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magnitude   the brightness of stars  
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