Stars
Across
- 4. brightness of stars viewed from Earth
- 5. when stars are no longer able to do nuclear fusion, known as star _____
- 7. larger cores of high mass stars become this
- 11. the process in which stars make energy, combining atoms
- 12. protostars, white dwarves, black holes, and neutron stars have this in common
- 14. blue stars have the _____________ life span
- 16. smaller cores of high mass stars become this
- 20. element with 80 protons
- 21. distance between peaks
- 22. the idea behind the formation of the universe and the continued expansion
- 23. the end stage of a low med mass star's life
- 25. violent explosion of a high mass star
- 28. element with 92 protons
- 29. the telescope that is study exoplanets using spectroscopy
- 32. main sequence stars that are smallest in size color
- 33. the birthplace of stars
- 35. the percentage of stars in main sequence
- 37. star that fuses He to Fe
- 38. Main sequence stars that are largest in size color
- 41. matter with the same number of protons
- 42. star that fuses He to C
- 44. the study of light and its interaction with matter
- 45. ____________ radiation, energy that travels through space in waves
- 46. the number of peaks in a wave per second
Down
- 1. a device that splits incoming light by wavelength and frequency
- 2. subatomic particle with neutral charge
- 3. the measurement of temperature, K
- 6. the part of the EM spectrum we can see
- 8. red stars have the ___________ lifespan
- 9. the y-axis/vertical quantity on the HR diagram
- 10. the luminosity of the sun
- 13. the color of stars that are 5,000 K
- 15. the center of atoms
- 17. the baby star
- 18. theoretical end to a low med mass star's life
- 19. nuclear fusion produces heat, light, and _______
- 20. phase of a star's life that fuses H to He
- 24. brightness of stars compared to another star
- 26. subatomic particle with positive chare, tells us the element
- 27. when low med mass stars shed their outer layers it becomes a __________ ______
- 30. element with the symbol Bh
- 31. the x-axis/horizontal quantity on the HR diagram
- 34. color of light with the shortest wavelength and greatest frequency
- 36. distance light travels in a year
- 39. color of light with the longest wavelength and least amount of frequency
- 40. element with the symbol Ce
- 43. smallest unit of mater