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Chapter 1 McDougal Littell
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6th Grade
04/04/2011
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electromagnetic radiation
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energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves
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galaxy
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A group of millions or billions of stars held together by their own gravity
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telescope
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a device that gathers electromagnetic radiation
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constellation
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a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the sky
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orbit
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The path an object in space takes as it moves around another object due to gravity
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probe
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satellite
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universe
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wavelength
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solar system
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space station
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lander
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impact crater
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spectrum
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