Astronomy Crossword - Module 12
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- 2. (2W)Main sequence stars exhibit stable thermonuclear fusion and are in a balanced state called __.
- 4. (2W)A pair of stars together is known as this.
- 8. (2W)One of the most studied remains of a massive supernova event.
- 9. Betelgeuse is an example of this type of star whose hydrostatic equilibrium has begun to go unstable.
- 10. (2W)A method of determining how far away a star is from Earth (if less than 200 parsecs away)
- 13. (3W)The full name of the H-R Diagram.
- 14. (3W)Astronomers use this to correct the bright ness of a star if the distance between the Earth & that star is known.
- 18. (3W)This depends on (1)The luminosity of a star & (2) How far away the star is from Earth.
- 21. (2W)Have properties of both shell-like and crab-like remnants, depending on the electromagnetic wavelengths being observed and studied.
- 22. (3W)Below the main sequence stars on the H-R Diagram, these hot shrinking stars have depleted their nuclear fuels.
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- 1. (3W)With the Hubble Space Telescope, we can see objects we cannot see with only our eyes because of the telescope's _.
- 3. These have jets of materials streaming out of them at nearly the speed of light.
- 5. (2W)Conservation of this by a neutron star ends up creating a pulsar.
- 6. (2W)When the position of stars near Earth seems to shift against the more distant stars.
- 7. (2W)Processed utilized by all stars which produces light.
- 11. The magnetic field of this star can be strong enough to distort the shape of its atoms.
- 12. (2W)90% of all the stars in the universe are thought to be this type.
- 15. One factor in determining apparent brightness magnitude of a star.
- 16. (3W)Nebulae filled with high-energy electrons that are thrown out into space by a pulsar in the middle of the remnant.
- 17. This event can have an absolute brightness magnitude as much as an entire galaxy of billions of "normal" stars.
- 19. (2W)The internal gravity of these stars creates a situation where they collapse on themselves making them extremely dense.
- 20. (2W)Electrons orbiting the nucleus are bound to the atom by this attractive force between the electron & nucleus.