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GEOPHYS TEST REVIEW
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Science
9th Grade
03/14/2013

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Milky Way Galaxy
Definition
Its a spiral. Its a about 100,000 light years in diameter. Its about 2,000 light years thick at the center.
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6 properties of deep space objects
Definition

1.distance

2. atomic composition

3. surface temperature

4.diameter

5. star lumosity

6.mass

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4 layers of sun
Definition

1.core

2.photosphere

3.chromosphere

4. corona

 

 

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4 stages of how stars are born
Definition

1. nebular 

2. protostar 

3.thermonuclear

4.main sequence

Term
sequence by which average mass stars end their lives
Definition

red giant

planetary nebula

white dwarf

black dwarf

Term
sequence by which giant mass stars end their lives
Definition

red giants

supernova

supernova nebula

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E=MC2
Definition
energy=mass x speed of light squared
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protostar
Definition
that mix of matter that goes into and forms a star
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black dwarf
Definition
the final stage of a white dwarf
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red giant
Definition
a cool giant star
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white dwarf
Definition
a dying star that collapsed and is cooling off
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planetary nebula
Definition
an expanding shell of gas ejected from a low mass star
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supernova
Definition
exploding star that by  a transfer of matter to a white dwarf
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neutron star
Definition
a small dense star made up of protons and neutrons
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binary
Definition
a system of two stars that orbit around each other
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cluster
Definition
a grouping of more than one galaxy
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