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10 Cards in this Set
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LIGHT YEAR |
THE DISTANCE THAT LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR: 9.5 TRILLION KM |
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PROXIMA CENTAURI |
THE CLOSEST STAR TO US: 4.2 YEARS AWAY |
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COSOMOLOGICAL PRINCIPAL |
THE ASSUMTION THAT THE PHYSICAL LAWS THAT APPLY HERE AND NOW, ALSO APPLY EVERYWHERE ELSE AND AT ALL TIMES. |
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SCIENTIFIC THEORY |
A HYPOTHESIS THAT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED, ONLY DESCRIBED IN WORDS |
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SCIENTIFIC LAW |
A FACT THAT HAS BEEN VALIDATED, ONLY DESCRIBED IN AN EQUATION |
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
HYPOTHESIS, PREDICTION, ASSUMTION, OR OBSERVATION |
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ASTRONOMICAL UNIT |
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EARTH AND THE SUN: 150 MILLION KM |
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PRECESSION |
THE SLOW CHANGE IN ORIENTATION BETWEEN THE ECLIPTIC PLANE AND THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR, CAUSED BY THE WOBBLING AXIS OF THE EARTH |
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COSMIS ADDRESS |
A PLANETS LOCATION- OURS IS: EARTH, SOLAR SYSTEM, MILKY WAY, LOCAL GROUP, VIRGO CLUSTER, VIRGO SUPERCLUSTER, UNIVERSE |
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ANDROMEDA |
THE CLOSEST BIG GALAXY TO US: 2.9 MILLION YEARS AWAY |
