Vastness of Space Vocab Flashcard HMMS

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What consists of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it?

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Solar system

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Natural satellite orbiting a planet

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Moon

Front

Type of galaxy we live in?

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Spiral

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A large, gaseous body at the center of the solar system.

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Sun

Front

A loose collection of ice and dust orbiting the sun in a long, narrow ellipse.

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Comet

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A large cloud of gas and dust in space

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Nebulae

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Not one of the 3 main purposes of constellations:

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To predict the future

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Type of galaxy with arms?

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Spiral

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Unit of distance equal to average Earth-Sun distance; ~150 million km.

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Astronomical unit

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Light year measures...

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Distance