Universe Vocabulary 01.01-01.02

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A unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is approximately 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers).

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Light year

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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Scientific notation

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Any natural object existing outside Earth's atmosphere. These include planets, stars, moons, asteroids, comets, and galaxies.

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A celestial body large enough to have its own gravitational pull.

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A collection of planets orbiting the same star.

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The transfer of energy through waves.

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Radiation

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A scale that has two extremes (like a number line).

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Spectrum

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To produce and discharge something, especially a gas or radiation.

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Emit

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The distance between waves.

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Wavelength

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The number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

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Frequency