STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS for science
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- 2. - very small stars
- 4. - a group of stars which form a pattern in the night sky.
- 7. – a constellation named after a wueen in Greek mythology, is the 25th largest constellation
- 8. - is a science that uses the principals of physics and mathematics to explain and predict the phenomenon of celestial bodies
- 9. – closest star to earth next to our sun
- 11. – It refers to half-man, half-horse creature in greek mythology
- 12. - window to the future
- 13. – Constellations that can be seen all year round
- 14. - is a large star
- 18. – latin name for swan, is the 16th largest constellation and recognized for its asterism that forms a cross and is referred to the northern cross
- 20. - because of the earth's _________ around the sun, we see various constellations
- 21. – is known to be shooting stars and falling stars
- 24. - stars that are ten times larger than the sun
- 25. - the movement of the earth around its axis
- 26. - also known as "ursa major"
- 27. – medium-sized star
- 28. - some people makes a wish one the ________ star they see at night
- 29. – illusion created by the moving air in the atmosphere that bends this light
- 31. - the greek philosopher that created the constellation Argo Navis
- 32. - constellations that lie near the equator are canis major, canis minor, pegasus and _______
- 33. – known as the big bear, the third largest known constellation and is easy to see.
- 36. - a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology
- 38. - a greenish white star in the loin or flank of the Great Bear.
- 39. – massive ball of glowing hydrogen and helium of extremely high temperatures, held together by its own gravity.
- 40. – a constellation that cannot be seen in the northern hemisphere
- 41. – latin for “keel” which means boat’s bottom and the 34th largest constellation
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- 1. – coolest star
- 3. - devised a scale of 1-6 to describe the apparent magnitude of a star
- 4. - the sections of the sky that contains patterns
- 5. - is a pseudoscience that determines the influence of the state of the stars and the planets at the time of one's birth on an individual destiny or future
- 6. - the only known star in our galaxy which is not part of a constellation
- 10. – the little bear and smaller version of Ursa Major
- 15. - the big dipper is an asterism of _______
- 16. - A group of stars that form patterns but are actually part of one or multiple constellations,
- 17. – describes the rate at which a stars radiates energy.
- 19. – are sometimes called morning star
- 22. – has seven stars, four for the trapezoid body and three for the handle.
- 23. - ranges from red to yellow to blue
- 30. – twice to 10 times larger than our sun
- 34. – temp indicator of a star’s color
- 35. – the color of the hottest stars
- 36. – located at the tip of Ursa Minor
- 37. – Latin name for cross