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| Accounts for the beginning of both time and space in the universe |
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| How discovery of cosmic background with a wavelength of 7.35 cm support big bang theory |
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wavelength matches predicted value for the current temperature of the universe
the radiation is coming from all directions with no specific source |
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Near final stage of evolution
White dwarf/ Protostar/ Main-sequence Star/Red Giant |
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No longer undergoing fusion
White dwarf/ Protostar/ Main-sequence Star/Red Giant |
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Begins to have carbon build-up in core
White dwarf/ Protostar/ Main-sequence Star/Red Giant |
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Burns HYDROGEN as its primary fuel
White dwarf/ Protostar/ Main-sequence Star/Red Giant |
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burns HELIUM as its primary fuel
White dwarf/ Protostar/ Main-sequence Star/Red Giant |
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Sun will become
White dwarf/ Protostar/ Main-sequence Star/Red Giant |
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My Very Eager Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Asteroid Belt |
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Has rotation axis that is tilted 98 degrees perpendicular of its orbital plane
Uranus/Jupiter/Pluto/Saturn |
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has a very strong magnetic field that produces the highest radiation levels ever measured in the solar system
Uranus/Jupiter/Pluto/Saturn |
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is the most massive planet
Uranus/Jupiter/Pluto/Saturn |
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is composed of primarily rock & nitrogen ice
Uranus/Jupiter/Pluto/Saturn |
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Has the lowest density of any planet
Uranus/Jupiter/Pluto/Saturn |
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Constellation
Radio telescope/Rayleigh telescope/Unaided Eye |
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Meteor shower
Radio telescope/Rayleigh telescope/Unaided Eye |
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Pulsar
Radio telescope/Rayleigh telescope/Unaided Eye |
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Quasar
Radio telescope/Rayleigh telescope/Unaided Eye |
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Rilles on the moon's surface
Radio telescope/Rayleigh telescope/Unaided Eye |
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| Primary thermonuclear reaction that occurs within the sun |
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| certain mass of HYDROGEN atoms is FUSED TOGETHER within the sun every second to become a LESSER MASS OF HELIUM atoms, and the missing mass is released as RADIANT ENERGY |
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| Two Phenomena: Gravity, Earth, Moon |
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Earth is pulling the moon towards it
One side of the moon is always facing earth |
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| Thermonuclear fusion in a helium burning star |
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| two HELIUM nuclei are SEPARATED to form four hydrogen nuclei, RELEASING LIGHT ENERGY |
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