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Earth Science R - Astronomy

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geocentricEarth is at the center of the universe
heliocentricthe sun is at the center of the universe
blue shifta shift in wavelength when object is moving towards you
red shifta shift in wavelength when object is moving away from you
universeall space matter, all energy
lunar eclipsewhen the Earth is between the sun and the moon, moon is coppery red
solar eclipsewhen the moon is between the Sun and the Earth blocking the view of the Sun
ellipseshape of the Earth's orbit not a perfect circle
light yearthe distance light travels in one year
luminositythe brightness of stars compared to brightness of Sun
eccentricitymeasurement of how close to a perfect circle an orbit is


Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
Amherst High School and Middle School
Amherst, NY

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