amateur: A person who pursues something for fun rather than as a profession.
atmosphere: An envelope of gas surrounding the Earth, another planet, or the Moon.
audio: It’s about sound.
power outage: (in energy) widespread loss of power. When this happens, all electric lights in the affected area will flash (unless there is a backup generator), hence the name.
braille: A writing system used by blind or visually impaired people that relies on patterns of dots to represent letters, numbers, and other characters. When formed of raised dots, Braille can be read by scanning your fingertip over the pattern.
code: (in computing) The use of a special language to write or modify a program that causes a computer to do something. (n.) Code refers to each specific piece of programming that directs the operation of a computer.
data: Facts and/or statistics collected together for analysis. They are not necessarily organized in a way that gives them meaning. For digital information (the type stored by computers), these data are typically numbers stored in binary code and represented as strings of 0’s and 1’s.
confuse: (n. destroy) To tear something apart. interrupt the normal operation of something. or to disrupt the normal organization (or order) of something.
solar eclipse: This occurs when two celestial bodies line up in space and one completely or partially obscures the other. During a solar eclipse, the sun, moon, and earth line up in that order. The moon casts a shadow on the earth. When viewed from Earth, the moon appears to be blocking the sun. During a lunar eclipse, her three celestial bodies, the sun, earth, and moon, line up in a different order, causing the earth to cast a shadow on the moon, making it bright red.
electrician: An engineer who designs, builds, or analyzes electrical equipment.
engineering: A field of study that uses mathematics and science to solve practical problems. People who work in this field are known as engineers.
concentration: (in action) to look intently at or concentrate on a particular point or object.
Infographic: Charts, tables, diagrams, photographs, or drawings and data that represent information in a primarily visual manner. Text is kept to a minimum in these presentations.
ionosphere: The layer of Earth’s atmosphere located approximately 75 kilometers and 1,000 kilometers (47 kilometers and 620 miles) from the Earth’s surface. Absorbs the sun’s harmful extreme ultraviolet rays. That energy strips electrons from atoms and molecules, creating a zone filled with floating ions. The proportion of ions present here affects radio and other signals passing through it.
journal: (in science) a publication in which scientists share their research results with experts (and sometimes the public). Some journals publish papers in all areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, while others specialize in a single subject. Peer-reviewed journals are the most important criterion. All submitted papers are sent to external experts for reading and critique. The goal here is to prevent the publication of mistakes, fraud, or works that are not novel or convincingly demonstrated.
junior high school: Designation of grades 6 through 8 in the U.S. educational system. It will be right before entering high school. Some school systems have slightly different age groups, such as treating 6th grade as part of the elementary school and calling 7th grade and her 8th grade “middle school.”
NASA: Abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Founded in 1958, this American agency has been a leader in stimulating public interest in space research and exploration. It was through NASA that the United States put humans into orbit and eventually on the moon. Research vessels are also being sent to study planets and other celestial bodies in the solar system.
Communication network: A group of interconnected people or things. (v.) The act of connecting with others who work in a particular field or are doing similar things (artists, business leaders, medical support groups, etc.). This is often done by going to meetings where such people gather and chatting. Up them. (n. networking)
particle: A trace amount of something.
endure: To strive toward something even in the face of adversity and continued failure.
Physics: Scientific study of the nature and nature of matter and energy. Classical physics explains the nature and nature of matter and energy based on descriptions such as Newton’s laws of motion. Quantum physics, a field of study that emerged later, is a way to more precisely describe the motion and behavior of matter. Scientists working in such fields are physicist.
wireless: Refers to a device that receives radio waves or their communications. Radio waves are a part of the electromagnetic spectrum commonly used for long-distance communications. Radio waves, which are longer than visible light waves, are used to transmit radio and television signals. It is also used in radar. Many celestial bodies also radiate some of their energy as radio waves.
radio waves: Some waves of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are the type that people currently use for long distance communication. Radio waves, which are longer than visible light waves, are used to transmit radio and television signals. It is also used in radar.
Sun: It has to do with the sun or the radiation it emits. It comes from solMeans sun in Latin.
solar eclipse: A phenomenon in which the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, at least partially obscuring the sun. In a total solar eclipse, the moon appears to cover the entire sun, revealing the outer layer of the sun. When observing a solar eclipse from space, you can see the moon’s shadow moving in a straight line across the Earth’s surface.
solar flare: An explosive event that occurs on the Sun when energy stored in a “twisted” magnetic field (usually above a sunspot) is suddenly released. The energy heats up to millions of degrees in minutes, releasing explosive energy. That energy consists of radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum, from gamma rays to radio waves.
space weather: Conditions in the Sun, solar wind, and Earth’s upper atmosphere that can affect technology on Earth and endanger human health. These weather phenomena are caused by plasma streams emitted by the sun, or the solar wind. Additionally, there are clouds of material expelled by the Sun, known as coronal mass ejections. Taken together, these could generate massive magnetic and electrical storms in Earth’s upper atmosphere.
spectrometer: Equipment that measures spectra of light, energy, atomic mass, etc. Chemists typically use these instruments to measure and report the wavelengths of light they observe. The process of collecting data using this instrument is known as spectrometry and can help identify elements and molecules present in unknown samples.
Sun: The star at the center of Earth’s solar system. It is located approximately 27,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is also a word that refers to a star like the sun.
telescope: A light focusing device that typically uses a lens or a combination of curved mirrors and lenses to make distant objects appear closer. However, some collect radio radiation (energy from different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum) through a network of antennas.
university student: Abbreviation for undergraduate, referring to students at two-year or four-year universities.
wave: A disturbance or fluctuation that travels through space or matter while vibrating regularly.
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