Science Ch. 10 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. stars that regularly or repeatedly change in magnitude
- 5. measurement of a star's apparent movement over time
- 7. when an existing star flares up and becomes brighter
- 13. largest and brightest stars
- 16. group of stars that form a pattern
- 18. star _______ is a large group of stars held together by gravity
- 19. neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis
Down
- 1. ____ system containing two stars
- 3. holes - massive supergiant collapses and disappears from space
- 4. chunk of frozen gases, water, and dust that orbits the sun
- 6. scientific study of stars
- 8. the brightness of a star
- 9. stars that are smaller, like our sun
- 10. belief that the stars position controls your destiny
- 11. telescopes that bend light to make objects appear larger
- 12. _____ star group is two or three stars held together by gravity
- 14. made irregularly shaped pieces of rock, metal, and dust
- 15. a huge star system that covers many light-years of space
- 17. cloud of dust, gases, and debris