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6th Grade Test 7 Review

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    Abeka Chapter 4
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  • The study of outer space and all that it contains is called
    astronomy
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  • dark patches on the sun's photosphere are
    sunspots
  •  15
  • part of the sun visible only during a solar eclipse
    chromosphere or corona
  •  20
  • A high-speed stream of particles that travels outward from holes in the sun's corona and beats upon the earth's upper atmosphere
    solar wind
  •  20
  • three basic types of galaxy shapes are
    spiral, elliptical, irregular
  •  15
  • stars that outline a picture in the sky
    constellation
  •  10
  • familiar shape within the constellation Ursa Major which contains the pointer star
    Big Dipper
  •  15
  • the hottest region of the sun
    core
  •  10
  • streams of gas erupting from the chromosphere and returning in looplike fashion
    solar prominence
  •  25
  • spiral arms attached to a straight "bar" that runs through a galaxy
    barred spirals
  •  15
  • the force that resists motion
    friction
  •  10
  • an area that contains no air
    vacuum
  •  10
  • large clouds of gas and dust floating around in space
    nebulae
  •  10
  • the brightest star in the sky
    Sirius
  •  10
  • the pole star is known as the _______
    Polaris
  •  10
  • the closest star to the earth
    the sun
  •  10