Midterm Review before Christmas Break
Across
- 1. scientist that created three laws
- 3. the last stage of massive, but not the most massive stars
- 6. indicator of a planet that can support life
- 8. a very old, small, dense star with low luminosity
- 11. stars spend most of their lives here
- 13. how long it takes for the planet to orbit the star once
- 15. when two plates are moving towards one another
- 16. heaviest element a star can produce before supernova
- 19. the area in which a planet can support life
- 21. the inward force on a star. every object in the universe has this
- 22. ocean with most tectonic activity
- 23. the earth orbits in an ________
- 26. when two plates are sliding past one another
- 29. the study of looking at elements that are in a star and their absorption lines
- 30. the perfect planet for life
- 31. a celestial body made of ice that has a highly ellipitcal orbit
Down
- 2. area surrounding the Pacific ocean that gets a lot of tectonic activity
- 4. when two plates are moving away from one another
- 5. the shift of waves when the energy is moving towards you
- 7. can result if an earthquake happens in the ocean
- 9. the measurement for how elliptical and orbit is
- 10. island in the world that is known for the natural disasters it gets
- 12. a sun like star will move to this in its second stage of life
- 14. the shift of waves when the energy is moving away from you
- 15. the gas that has allowed for a lot more global warming
- 17. the last stage of the most massive stars
- 18. a type of mountain that can cause mass destruction
- 20. the sudden release of energy from the rocks in the earth
- 24. how much energy a star is giving off
- 25. our star
- 27. H=H=He+Energy
- 28. x axis on HR diagram