Vocab 2 Test Review

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Telescope that gathers visible light with curved mirrors

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Reflecting

Front

Spacecraft launched from Earth's orbit to gather info

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Probe

Front

Group of stars, gas, and dust: Spherical or flattened

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Elliptical

Front

Galaxies moving away from each other is called:

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Red Shift

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A planet spinning counterclockwise on its axis makes:

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A day

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Large gaseous planets with many moons

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Jovian

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Resistance to motion change:

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Inertia

Front

Natural satellite is called:

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Moon

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A chunk of rock in space

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Meteoroid

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Icy rock orbiting the Sun:

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Comet