Chapter 24: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Across
- 4. The largest classification of stars
- 7. A neutron star that collapses and continues to fall inward
- 8. A cloud of dust or gas that can be seen against the background of stars
- 10. Comes from the Latin word for star
- 11. One of the most recognized constellations, which contains the Big Dipper
- 12. Any recognizable pattern of stars
- 13. This scientific tool revealed a universe larger than we could imagine
- 15. The magnitude of a star if it were place at a standard distance
- 16. A type of space matter that can't be observed by standard methods
- 18. The study of the universe and its origin
- 20. The apparent change in position of a distant object as one's viewing position changes
Down
- 1. This theory states that earth began 13.77 billion years ago
- 2. A type of galaxy with two or more arms
- 3. The unit of distance that light travels in one year
- 4. A group of stars large enough to be held together by gravity
- 5. Responsible for assigning each star a Greek letter and a Latin form of its constellation name
- 6. This solution proposed that during creation, God accelerated processes in His creative work
- 7. A visual double of a star that actually revolves around each other
- 9. A distinct combination of stars
- 14. A star that explodes in a brilliant flash
- 17. The magnitude of a star as viewed from earth
- 19. The Milky Way is an example of this