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Week 20 Vocabulary
Space
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Science
9th Grade
04/26/2016

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Big Bang Theory
Definition
the universe was in a very high density state and then expanded
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Hubble’s Law
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The distance between all galaxies and Earth is increasing. Explains the expansion of the universe.
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Hubble’s Fork Diagram: 
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Way to classify galaxies
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Blue Shift
Definition
Objects moving closer to the observer
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Red Shift
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Objects moving away from the observer
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Nebula
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An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases.
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Spiral Galaxy: 
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consist of a flat, rotating disc containing stars, gas and dust, and a central concentration of stars known as the bulge
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Irregular Galaxy
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a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape
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Elliptical galaxy
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a type of galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly 
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