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Light year |
Distance measured in space, which equals one year in our time. |
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Galaxy |
Where our solar system is located in space |
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Elipitcal Galaxy |
A galaxy having a elliptical shape or an oval shape type |
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Spiral galaxy |
A certain kind of galaxy that is shaped as a spiral |
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Irregular Galaxy |
A galaxy that has an irregular shape which is not shaped like an oval |
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Planets |
a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
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Moons |
A natural satellite that orbits anotyer planet |
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Asteroids |
A rock that orbits in the asteroidbelt |
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Comets |
Solar system body made of ice |
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Meteoroids |
Rock that crashed into a planet |
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Meteor |
A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earths atmosphere |
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Meteorite |
A meteor that survives its passage through the earths atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground |
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Sun |
The earths star |
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Photosphere |
Emits light and is the other most layer of the sun |
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Corona |
The edge of a total eclipse |
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Sunspot |
Areas of gas on the sun that are cooler then the other parts |
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Prominence |
Looping eruptions of gas from the sun |
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Solar flares |
Explosions of gas that occur when prominences connect |
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Auroras |
A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of steamers of reddish. |
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Solar wimd |
The solar wind is a stream of energized, charged particles, primarily electrons and protons, flowing outward from the Sun.
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