Semester 1 Exam Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 3. a statement that is arguable and supported by evidence
  2. 7. the final stage of a very high mass star
  3. 10. the scientist that first described orbits as elliptical
  4. 11. a unique “fingerprint” for each gas
  5. 13. reliable information that supports a claim
  6. 16. gas that makes up the Sun, produced by nuclear fusion
  7. 18. explains how or why your evidence supports your claim
  8. 19. the final stage of a medium mass star
  9. 21. gas that makes up the Sun, has the fewest gaps in its spectrum
  10. 22. when a celestial object passes in front of a star
  11. 23. the final stage of a low mass star
Down
  1. 1. the part of a solar system that can maintain liquid water
  2. 2. the shape of planetary orbits
  3. 4. the explosive process that powers the Sun
  4. 5. method of looking at light spread out by a glass prism
  5. 6. a swirling cloud of gas being pulled in by gravity
  6. 8. a star’s brightness
  7. 9. a natural object in space
  8. 12. a measure of how “squashed” an ellipse is
  9. 14. the explosive process that occurs at the end of a star’s life
  10. 15. a large, cool, and bright star
  11. 17. scale used to measure temperature of stars
  12. 20. cloud of gas and dust in space