Earth and Space Sciences
Across
- 3. the reaction inside stars that create heat and light
- 6. the acronym for the type of electromagnetic waves left over from the creation of the universe
- 8. the hottest and brightest colour of star
- 9. a collection of stars based in a confined area of space
- 10. the distance between the Sun and the Earth (about 150 million km)
- 12. the category of star larger than main sequence stars
- 14. the category of star larger than giants, and which produce supernovae and black holes after they have used up their fuel
- 16. the distance light travels in one Earth year (about 9.5 trillion km)
- 19. the current era of the universe (based on the formation of stars)
- 21. the distance between angles of stars based on trigonometry (about 31 trillion km)
- 23. the current age of the Sun is ____ billion years
Down
- 1. the category of star smaller than the Sun
- 2. the current age of the universe is roughly ___ billion years
- 4. a collection of star-forming gas in space
- 5. the name of the system of planets, dwarf planets and other objects that orbit the Sun
- 7. the theory that explain the beginning of the universe
- 11. the group of stars with predictable changes in their size and brightness during their lifecycle
- 13. the name of the closest galaxy to the Milky Way
- 15. the main fuel for stars
- 17. way the name of the galaxy the Solar System belongs to
- 18. the science of analysing and categorising stars
- 20. the early age of the universe before stars formed
- 22. the official name of the Sun