STARS
Across
- 3. What is the Smallest star in our solar system
- 5. What is the explosive death of a star called
- 6. what is a shooting star really
- 7. What is the term for when a star increases in brightness but then fades
- 8. What process powers stars by converting hydrogen into helium
- 10. What is the cloud of dust and gas where stars are born
- 12. What term describes a system of two stars orbiting a common center
- 13. What is a young star still in the process of forming
Down
- 1. What term describes the intrinsic brightness of a star
- 2. What is a recognizable pattern of stars in the sky
- 3. What determines how long a star lives
- 4. What term is used to measure the brightness of a star as seen from earth
- 9. What is a small, dense star that is the remnant of a larger star
- 11. What is the region in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing can escape it
- 14. What category of research includes stars