Akademisk IELTS (Band 8 och Ovan) - Astronomy
Här kommer du att lära dig några engelska ord relaterade till astronomi som är nödvändiga för det akademiska IELTS-provet.
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a highly energetic celestial object emitting powerful radiation from the center of a galaxy, often associated with a supermassive black hole
kvasar
a region beyond Neptune in the solar system containing icy objects like dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets
Kuiperbältet
a distant, hypothetical region surrounding the solar system, thought to harbor icy bodies and comets
Oortmolnet
the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere, observable as a plasma halo during a solar eclipse
korona
the apparent path that the Sun traces in the sky over the course of a year, which is also the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun
ekliptik
the apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object when viewed along two different lines of sight, often used in astronomy to measure the distance of nearby stars
parallax
an exploding star that as a result is emitting a very large amount of light, more than the sun
supernova
a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation from its magnetic poles
pulsar
the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, extending from the surface up to an average altitude of about 8-15 kilometers
troposfär
the atmospheric layer above the troposphere, where temperature generally increases with altitude and the ozone layer is situated
stratosfär
the atmospheric layer above the stratosphere, where temperatures decrease with altitude and it extends up to the mesopause
mesosfär
the atmospheric layer above the mesosphere, where temperatures increase with altitude and it extends to the exosphere
termosphere
a layer in the upper atmosphere containing ions and free electrons, affecting radio communication and contributing to auroras
jonosfär
the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere, transitioning to outer space, with extremely low gas densities
exosfär
the protective magnetic field region around a celestial body, shielding it from solar wind and charged particles
magnetosfär