Solar System Vocab

Solar System Vocab

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Brightness of a star at standard distance from Earth

Back

Absolute brightness

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Brightness of a star as seen from Earth

Back

apparent brightness

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Unit of distance = avg. distance Earth to sun (150M km)

Back

astronomical unit

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A star system with two stars

Back

binary star

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Rocky objects orbiting the sun, too small to be planets.

Back

asteroid

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere

Back

chromosphere

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fuzzy outer layer of a comet

Back

coma

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