astronomy Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Ptolemy

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he was a Greek Roman mathematician

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Copernicus

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formulated the model of the universe

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brahe

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Danish astronomer that created models

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4
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Kepler

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German astronomer

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5
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galileo

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known for ground breaking astronomical discoveries

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6
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Isaac Newton

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famous mathematician and astronomer

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7
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Hubble

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famous American astronomer

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8
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Ursa major

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constellation in the northern sky

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Orion

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prominent constellation

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10
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Ursa miner

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constellation in the northern hemisphere that’s year round

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11
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canis major

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constellation in the southern hemisphere

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12
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Cassiopeia

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proniment constellation in the northern hemisphere

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13
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red giant

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large star that in its later stages of life

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white dwarf

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a dense hot remenent of the star

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15
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main sequence Starr

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star in the stable phase of its lifestyle

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16
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supernova

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powerful explosion of a star

17
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black hole

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massive compact astronomical sequence

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paralaxx

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displacement or shift in an apparent object

19
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light-year

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unit of distance

20
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Polaris

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star located in the Ursa minor