Set: Astrobiology set 1

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asteroid small, rocky or metallic objects orbiting a star
micrometeorites microscopic particles that drift down to Earth from meteors that burn up in the atmosphere
meteor any particle entering the Earth's atmosphere from space; most burn up
meteorite a natural object from space that hits the earth
carbon the element that is the chemical basis for all life on earth
element one of 92 substances that cannot be split in to simpler substances by any chemical process
pseudoscience "false science" completely or partially untrue information that is usually sensational
evidence proof - data that builds toward a certain conclusion
Drake equation a way to estimate the possibility of life in the universe
solar system a star and the bodies that orbit it
extremophile an organism that thrives under some harsh condition
independent variable What "I" change in the experiment
Dependent variable this variable changes in response to the independent variable
x-axis this axis is always for the independent variable
y-axis this axis is always for the dependent variable
comet a "dirty snowball" in an elliptical orbit around the sun
asteroid belt The area between Mars and Jupiter having many asteriods in it.
Ceres The largest asteroid in our solar system - 1000 km wide!

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Created October 15, 2007
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Words to know from the book ASRTROBIOLOGY-and integrated Science approach

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