SBC #6: Science Alphabet – hmskylen

Hello,

Today, I will show you a list of science words form each letter of the alphabet. I hope you enjoy!

A: Absolute zero – The lowest temperature ever reached in the universe. It is -273 Celsius.
B: Black Hole – An object with a lot of mass concentrated inside of it, and is has a really strong gravitational pull, nothing can escape it.
C: Cosmology – It is the study of the Universe as a whole.
D: Density = mass per unit of volume.
E: Extravehicular – The activities in space conduced by astronauts outside of the spacecraft.
F: Field of View (FOV) – The full extent of the sky viewed by an instrument.
G: Galaxy – A structure formed by an assembly of thousands and millions of stars.
H: Heat Shield – A thick layer that protects from heat.
I: Instrument – Item capable of registering information with a precise objective.
J:  Jupiter – Fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in our solar system.
K: Kelvin – It’s a unit of the absolute temperature scale.
L: Leonid – A Meteor shower that occurs around 17 November each year.
M: Matter – A physical substance, having mass and occupying space.
N: Nebula – Cloud of dust and gas in space.
O: Orientation – Position in space relative to a reference point.
P: Photon – A particle of light, unit of electromagnetic energy.
Q: Quark – An elementary particle which is believed to be the fundamental structural unit from which all other particles are made.
R: Radiation – Used as a synonym for Electromagnetic Radiation.
S: Shell – A surface made of thin material.
T: Titan –  The largest outermost ring of Saturn.
U: Universe – Everything that exists.
V: Volt – Unit of electric potential in the SI unit system.
W: Watt – Unit of power in the SI unit system.
X: X-band – A band of radio frequencies extending from 5200 to 10900 mHz.
Y: Yolk – Yellow  part of an egg.


Z: Zonal wind – Atmospheric wind component which flows along the latitude.

 

 

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