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solar system
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the sun and all the objects that orbit around it
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includes the sun
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planet
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any type of the nine primary bodies orbiting the sun a similar body orbiting another star
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solar system
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neutron star
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a dead star woth the density of atomic nuclei
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nuclei
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red giant
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a large reddish star late in its life cycle that fuses helium into carbon or oxygen
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oxygen
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white dwarf
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a small very dense star that remains after fusion in a red giant stops
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dense
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supergiant
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an extremely large star that creates elements as heavy as iron
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large
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supernova
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a powerful explosion that occurs when a massive star dies
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dies
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constellation
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a group of stars appearing in a pattern as seen from earth
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group
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big bang theory
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a scientific theoty that the universe bagan 10 billion to 20 billion years ago in an enormous explosion
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theory
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red shift
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a shift toward the red end of the spectrum in the observed spectral lines of stars or galaxies
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shift
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cluster
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a group of galaxies bound by gravity
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group
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interstellar matter
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the gas and dust located between the stars in a galaxy
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galaxy
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star
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a huge ball of hot gas that emits light
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emit
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galaxy
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a collection of millions or billions of stars bound together by gravity
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together
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light year
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a unit of distance equal to the distance light travels in one year 1ly=9.5*10(15)
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fast
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universe
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the sum of all matter and energy that exists that ever has existed and that ever will exist
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exist
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accuracy
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the extent to which a measurment approaches the true value
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measure
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astronomical unit (au)
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a unit of length, equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun
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earth to sun
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kilometer
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a unit of length, the common measure of distance equal to 1000 meters
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length
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exo planet
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a planet that does not orbit the sun and orbits a different star
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no sun
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dwarf planet
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a round body revolving about the sun
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like pluto
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rocky planet
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a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
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metals
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gas giant
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a large planet of relatively low density consisting Helium and hydrogen
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H and He
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fusion
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the process or result of joining 2 or more things to form one
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1+1=2
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accretion
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the process of growth or increase typically by the gradual accumulation of multiple layers
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grow
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gravity
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the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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force
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Nebula
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a immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar or space
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cloud
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comet
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a object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and mear where the sun
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near the sun
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astroid
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large irregular shaped object in space that orbits the sun
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sun
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combustion
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the process of burning something
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fire
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frequency
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# of events in a given unit of time.
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unit
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amplitude
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displacement of a wave from zero
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zero
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wavelength
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the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave
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distance
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black hole
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a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape
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no escape
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electromagnetic radiation
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a kins of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and x rays in which electric magnetic fields vary simultaneously
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rays
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radio wave
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an electromagnetic wave of a frequency between about 10(4) and 10(11) or 10(12) Hz, as used for long distance communication
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infrared
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electromagnetic radiation between microwaves and red visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum
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electromagnetic
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visual light
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having a wavelength in the range between the infrared with longer wavelengths
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wavelength
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ultra violet
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having a wave length shorter then of the violet end of the visible spectrum but longer that that of x rays
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x rays
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x ray
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an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength, which is ableto pass through many materials to light
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light
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gamma rays
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rays
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main sequence star
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sun
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proto star
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medium
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spectral line
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nearby
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fat
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force
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dust
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hydrogen
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air
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helium
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element
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electrons
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nucleus
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neutron
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N
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proton
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telescope
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distant
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elements
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parallax
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get it rigt
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doppler effect
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an increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and odserver move toward or away from each other.
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sound
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visible light spectrum
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portion of the electromagnetic spectrun that is visible to the human eye
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my eyes
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earths crust
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outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
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outside
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earths mantle
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part of earth that lies beneath the crust and abovthe central core
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under
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earths outer core
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outer boundary les beneath earths surface
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surface
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earths inner core
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innermost part and is primarily solid ball
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einstein
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theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern day physics.
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physics
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stephen hawking
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an english theoretical physicist and cosmologist
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physics
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issac Newton
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english physicist and mathematics
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math
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Galileo Galilei
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italian phyisicst, mathematician engineer astronomer and philosopher
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space
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Kepler
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German mathematician astronomer and astrologer. planetary motion
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math
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experiment
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test a hypothesis or demonstrate a known fact
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test
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independent variable
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the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher
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manipulate
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dependent variable
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the response that is measured.
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call back
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x axis
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the x coordinates
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horizontal
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y axis
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y coordinates
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verticle
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plot
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what you need to know about statistics
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plan
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qualitative observation
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subject, relies on the information
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info
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quantitative observations
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using tools and methods that allow resultes to be objective in eays usually measurments or numbers
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scientific law
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a statement based on repeated experimental observations that observes the universe
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observe
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scientific theory
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aspect of the natural world based on body facts. not guesses but reliable accounts of the real world
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real
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precision
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the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate
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exact
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accuracy
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the quality or state of being correct or precise
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perfect
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aristotle
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greek philosopher and scientist
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philos
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leonardo da vinci
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italian polymath painter sculture architect musician mathematician engineer inventor anatomist geologist cartographer and writer
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lots
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charles darwin
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geologist known for evolutionary theory
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theory
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hypothesis
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educated guess
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control
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conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard
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compare
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