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ASTRONOMY!!!

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mercuryclose planet to the sun
PlutoFarthest from the sun
constellationa name of a certain group of stars
Fusionthe process that powers our sun and other stars
white dwarfthe sencond to last stage in a stars life
Nebulafirst stage in a stars life
light yearthe distance light travels in a year
Parallaxis the apperent shift in the postion of an object when viewed from two different postions
lunar eclipsewhen earths shadow falls on the moon
solor eclipseoccurs when the moon is directly between the sun and earth
Albert Einstienhe descoved e=m2
the earth seasonsthis happens because of the suns orbit and tilt of the earth's axis
summer solsticestarts June 21
winter solsticeit is tilted away from the sun
equinoxon this day there is 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night
moonit takes it 29 days to get around the earth
waxing phasethe phase when the moon is almost a full moon
new moonthis is when a solar eclipes occurs
hottest Planet in the solar systemVenus
inner planetsMercury,Venus,Earth,Mars they are all close in density and size


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