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Outer Space:)
Johnnie's Lesson 3 Vocab.
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Science
6th Grade
03/13/2006

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Galaxy
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A system of billions of stars gases and dust.
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Quasars
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Brilliants object in space that may be the powerhouse of devleoping.
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Nebula
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Cloud of gas and dust in space.
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Red Giant
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A star that has swelled and glows with a red color.
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Supernova
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The explostion of a star releasing huge amounts of light and other energy.
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Black hole
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An invisabal object in space whose mass and gravitional force is so great that not even light can excape.
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Big Bang theory
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the idea that the universe had a huge explosion about 15 billion years ago.
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Red Shift
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the change of light waves from retreating object to the red end of the spectrum.
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