Monday, November 23, 2009

Scientific Vocabulary

Accretion: A process where small objects in space collide and stick together to form larger bodies in space.

Fusion: A process in which atoms join together to produce power.

Supernova: A supernova occurs when a supergiant star stops fusion in it's core, collapses then explodes.

Planetesimals: One of the small celestial bodies that were fused together.




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