Universe Vocab

the name that we use to describe the collection of all the things that exist in space

• universe

• solar system

• Earth

• space

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.

• galaxy

• solar system

• universe

• planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

electromagnetic radiation as a remnant from an early stage of the universe in Big Bang

• stars

• planets

• Cosmic Background radiation

• dust

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

a giant cloud of dust and gas in space

• star

• nebula

• planet

• galaxy

a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body

• star

• nebula

• planet

• dark matter

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

a galaxy in which the stars and gas clouds are concentrated mainly in one or more spiral arm

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

• irregular galaxy

• barred-spiral galaxy

a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape

• spiral galaxy

• barred-spiral galaxy

• lenticular galaxy

• irregular galaxy

a large compact spherical star cluster, typically of old stars in the outer regions of a galaxy

• barred-spiral galaxy

• irregular galaxy

• open cluster

• globular cluster

a relatively loose grouping of stars in a galaxy.

• spiral galaxy

• open cluster

• globular cluster

• lenticular galaxy

a massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy

• star

• quasar

• galaxy

• meteor