The Atomic Nature Of Matter & Celesial Bodies Flashcards
(12 cards)
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What’s an atom
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. Smallest particle of matter.
• Can vary in size.
• Cannot be created or destroyed.
2
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Molecule
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° Alons bonded together
• Don’t have I be the same as each other
3
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Elements
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• Made of one type of atom
• Found on periodic table of elements
4
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Whats astronomy
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• Astronomy is the study of everything in space
5
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What’s a celestial body
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A celestial body is the name gien to any object in space.
6
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Asteroid
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- a rocky celestial body,Smaller than a planet, which orbits the sun.
7
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Comets
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- a ball 1 frozen gases, ice, Rock and dust with highly elitical orbit
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MeteoR
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- a solid object from outer space that enters the earths atmosphere
9
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Moon
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Any natural satellite of a planet that orbits a celestial body
10
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What’s a star
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A ball of gas that emits light and heat due to nuclear explosions in is core
11
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What’s a solar system
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A Star and all the objects that orbit it
12
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What’s a galaxy
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a huge conection of gas, dust and bilions of stars and their solar systems held togeter by gravity
