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Geoscience Vocab
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10th Grade
12/13/2019

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H/He radio
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The ____________ ratio was predicted by the Big Bang theory and helps establish the rate of expansion for the universe.
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Apparent Magnitude
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_______________ (2 words) is how bright a star appears when viewed from Earth.
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Earth Science
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______________________ (2 words) includes the 4 main sub categories of Geology, Astronomy, Oceanography, and Meteorology.
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Look Back Time
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The concept that the more distant an object is in space, the farther in its past we are observing its light is called _____________________
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Observation
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________________ is the use of the senses to gather and record information.
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Static Model
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The ____________________ states the universe is both infinitely large and eternal, and space is neither expanding nor contracting.
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Hertzsprung Russel
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The ______________________ (2 words) diagram shows the relationship between a stars brightness and its temperature.
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Meteorology
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The branch of astronomy devoted to the study of the physical characteristics and composition of objects in the sky is called ____________________
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Outer planets
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The _____________________ (2 words) are composed of liquid and frozen gases and orbit outside the asteroid belt.
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Scientific Law
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A statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true 100% of the time is called a ___________________ (2 words required).
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Spiral Nebulae
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A term used to describe objects believed to be fuzzy patches of luminous gas and dust ________________
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Cepheid Variable
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A ______________________ gets several thousand times brighter in a few days, and then fades to its original brightness over several months.
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Earth Science
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_____________________ (2 words) includes all fields of natural science related to the planet we live on.
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Observation
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____________________ may include the use of sight, hearing, or touch.
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Cosmology
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Answers sought by this field include; How did the Universe begin? When did it begin? Where did it come from? and How will it end? _______________________________
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A _________________________ is 100 to 1000 times the size of the sun.
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The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it is called _______________.
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A _________________ is what a scientist believes is most likely true.
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