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Continental drift tagalog kahulugan
Clouds of gas and dust in which stars from are called what

Clouds of gas and dust from which stars form are called interstellar matter.

What are dark areas on the surface of the sun

They are called sun spots, dark areas that are cooler than the rest of the surface.

Where do solar winds originate

corona

Is the earth protected from the suns harmful rays

The earth is protected from UV rays. The ozone layer protects us.

Which type of supernova is created by the merger of two white dwarfs

type la

What percentage of the Sun is composed of helium

The sun in composed of 25 percent helium. The other 75 percent is hydrogen. The sun also has small amounts of other elements such as neon, oxygen, carbon, and magnesium.

Which type of telescope is most similar to an optical telescope

infrared

Can you explore out the Milky Way galaxy

the other parts are only seen because there are clouds in the milky way galaxy that prevents scientists to see all inside the milky way galaxy

Which type of telescope uses an antenna and receiver

A Radio Telescope (eg Jodrell Bank and Aricebo).

Which of these astronomers described Earth as the center of the universe

Aristotle

Stars are formed from clouds of dust and gas called

molecular clouds

Sunspots follow a cycle of how many years

11 years.

When a glacier leaves behind a rock that is of completely different material composition than the formation it is deposited upon it is called

The rock is called a glacial erratic when it is left behind by a glacier, and is of a completely different material composition than the rocks on which it was deposited.

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