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Astronomy

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show the action of rotating around an axis or center.  
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show the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course  
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Most Common Elements in the Universe   show
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show a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year  
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Waxing   show
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show have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.  
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show A waxing moon will be illuminated on the right side, and a waning moon will be illuminated on the left side.  
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show Left sides  
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Be able to identify moon phases on a diagram   show
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show 27.5 days  
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How long does it take for the moon to go from new moon to full moon?   show
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Terrestrial Planets   show
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show Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.  
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show Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars  
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Outer Planets   show
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show a small rocky body orbiting the sun.  
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Asteroid Belts   show
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show a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, and appearing as a streak of light.  
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3 Parts of a Comet   show
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Which direction does the tail point?   show
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show As the comet gets closer to the sun it emits dust and microparticles that create the tail.  
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show visible surface of the Sun  
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Corona   show
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Solar Wind   show
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Sunspot   show
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Source of Sun’s energy   show
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Absolute magnitude vs. Apparent magnitude   show
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90% of the stars on an H-R diagram are ______________ ______________ star   show
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Nebula   show
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Main Sequence   show
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show a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature  
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Red Supergiant   show
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Supernova   show
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Black Dwarf   show
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show a place where people or things, especially money, disappear without trace.  
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What causes stars to have different life cycles?   show
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show nuclear fusion  
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Milky Way   show
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Elliptical   show
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Spiral   show
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show have no shape  
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What is at the center of a galaxy?   show
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show 42  
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