solor system vocab Flashcards
1
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Nebula
A
a cloud of gas
2
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Solar Nebula
A
the forming of a galaxy
3
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Nuclear Fusion
A
a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
4
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Sunspot
A
a large black spot on the sun
5
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Terrestrial Planets
A
planets not part of a solor system
6
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Prograde Rotation
A
having a rotational orbit
7
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Retrograde Rotation
A
spinning backwards
8
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Gas Giant
A
large stars like beetlejuice
9
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Satellite
A
a man made object in space
10
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New Moon
A
when you can see no moon
11
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Waxing Crescent
A
where you can see 25 percent of the moon
12
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1st Quarter Moon
A
where you can see 25 percent of the moon
13
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Waxing Gibbous
A
75 percent of the moon
14
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Full Moon
A
where you can see the whole moon
15
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Waning Gibbous
A
a moon getting smaller
