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Jacob Eitniear
big bang theory |
The big bang theory is an explosion that had created particals and the particals created everything in the universe
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galaxy
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A galaxy has stars and planets in it. one example is the milky way galaxy
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milky way
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the milky way is the galaxy we live in. it's made up o stars and planets.
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light year
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a light year is used to measure the distance in space using the distance lght can travel in one year.
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prominance
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a prominance is the gases that come off of the sun and come back making arches that we can see through a telescope.
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solar nebula
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a solar nebula is a cloud o gas and dust that eventually turns into a planet or a star.
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corona
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it is the first layer on the sun other than the atmophere around it.
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super nova
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a super nova is the explosion that a red giant produces when it dies.
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black hole
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when a super nova happens eather the red giant will turn into a white dwarf or it will turn into a black hole. a black hole sucks in everything that passes by it. not even light can escape it.
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neutron star
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a neutron star is sort of a failed star and is more like a planet than a star
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main sequence star
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a main sequence star is a star that has average light and heat for its size.
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red shift
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red shift is what we see when a star is moving away from us.
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nuclear fusion
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nuclear fusion is the fusion of protons in the suns core.
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solar system
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the solar system has lots of galaxies in it and stars.
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planetesimal
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a planetesimal is the fisrt stage of dirt and gases forming together to form a planet.
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solar wind
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solar wind is the electronic waves of particals that shoot of the suns surface and hit earth.
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sunspot
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a sunspot is a cooler spot on the suns surface and has a different coloration.
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photospere
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the photosphere is the visable part of the sun we can see.
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aurorae
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an aurorae is the light that solar gives off when it hits the earths atmosphere.
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red giant
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a red giant is a dying star that is at its last stage of burning fuel and is expanding and will explode in a super nova.
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white dwarf
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a white dwar is the stage ater a super nova if the red giant doesn't turn imto a black hole. the white dwarf is the core of a star. the core is made out of pure iron.
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