final Flashcards

(48 cards)

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The totality of known objects and phenomena throughout space ,the cosmos ,macrocosm

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universe

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al large system of stars held together

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galaxies

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3
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A cloud of gas and dust in outerspace

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nebula

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A fixed luminous point in the sky that is a large remote incandescent body

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star

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5
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A natural satellite that orbits a star

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planet

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gravitational pathway around an object

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orbit

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7
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chunk of frozen gas that orbits the sun

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comet

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8
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chunk of rock located in space

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asteroid

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9
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The gaseous envelope surrounding planets

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atmosphere

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10
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planets outside of our solar system

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exoplanets

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11
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The most outer rocky layer of earth

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crust

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The layer beneath the crust that contains plastic malleable magma

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mantle

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The center of earths interior which has solid iron and has very high temperatures

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inner core

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14
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The layer above the inner core that has liquid iron

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outer core

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invisible field surrounding earth that’s created by the flow of liquid iron inside the outer court protects earth from solar winds

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magnetic field

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transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid

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convection currents

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unit of measurementequal to the distance of earth to the sun (1AV=150,000,000) km

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astronomical unit

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18
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The distance light travels in one year

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light year

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19
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entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of EM radiation

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electromagnetic spectrum

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disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

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The bouncing back of an object or wave

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the bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle

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a reflected sound wave

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A push or pull exerted on an object

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The tendency of an object is to resist any change in motion
inertia
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The force that one object exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other
friction
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a measurement of the amount of matter an object has
mass
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equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions
balanced force
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forces that produce a nonzero net force which changes an objects motion
unbalanced force
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The amount of space that matter occupies
volume
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A negatively charged particle that is found outside the nucleus of an atom
electron
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positively charged particle that is part of an atoms nucleus
protons
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Basic particle from which all elements are made
atoms
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neutral particle of 2 or more atoms joined by covalent bonds
molecule
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H2O important thing for a living thing
water
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an object in rest will remain in rest and an object in motion will remain in motion unless an external unbalanced force acts on the object
newtons 1st law
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The force that pulls objects toward each other
gravity
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force=mass*acceleration
newtons 2nd law
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every action has an equal and opposite reaction
newtons 3rd law
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Scientific theory describing the origin of all space made by an explosion of energy from a singular point
big bang theory
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Italian mathematician and astronomer and that constructed a telescope and discovered the moons of Jupiter
galileo galilei
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Polish astronomer who developed the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system
nicholas copernicus
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German physicist who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity
albert enistein
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famous scientist that studied black holes
stephen hawkins
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transfer of heat by movement of material within the mantle
mantle convection
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A theory that the earth is made of very large sections that moves very slowly and form earths surface
plate tectonics
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crack in the Earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault
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various gases compounds such as CO2 that absorb infrared radiation,trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases