Chapter 24: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe

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Across
  1. 4. The largest classification of stars
  2. 7. A neutron star that collapses and continues to fall inward
  3. 8. A cloud of dust or gas that can be seen against the background of stars
  4. 10. Comes from the Latin word for star
  5. 11. One of the most recognized constellations, which contains the Big Dipper
  6. 12. Any recognizable pattern of stars
  7. 13. This scientific tool revealed a universe larger than we could imagine
  8. 15. The magnitude of a star if it were place at a standard distance
  9. 16. A type of space matter that can't be observed by standard methods
  10. 18. The study of the universe and its origin
  11. 20. The apparent change in position of a distant object as one's viewing position changes
Down
  1. 1. This theory states that earth began 13.77 billion years ago
  2. 2. A type of galaxy with two or more arms
  3. 3. The unit of distance that light travels in one year
  4. 4. A group of stars large enough to be held together by gravity
  5. 5. Responsible for assigning each star a Greek letter and a Latin form of its constellation name
  6. 6. This solution proposed that during creation, God accelerated processes in His creative work
  7. 7. A visual double of a star that actually revolves around each other
  8. 9. A distinct combination of stars
  9. 14. A star that explodes in a brilliant flash
  10. 17. The magnitude of a star as viewed from earth
  11. 19. The Milky Way is an example of this