The Sun and Stars Crossword
Across
- 2. a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out.
- 5. stars with diameters bigger than the orbit of Mars.
- 8. Stars that are bigger than the giant stars.
- 10. neutron stars that emit radio waves in pulses due to their spinning motions.
- 11. used in astronomy to investigate and measure the spectra produced by matter interacting with or emitting electromagnetic radiation.
- 13. star’s brightness as seen from Earth.
- 15. the amount of light a star radiates
- 16. true brightness no matter it's distance from Earth.
Down
- 1. the temperature at or near the surface of an object
- 3. massive clouds of dust and gas in space.
- 4. The smallest known stars.
- 6. Sun is classified as a _________ dwarf star, though it is bigger than the size of a white dwarf star.
- 7. a powerful explosion resulting from nuclear fusion stopping in a supergiant star.
- 9. stars which are 1000 times bigger than sun.
- 10. a massive swirling cloud in the earliest stage of a star’s life.
- 12. diagram shows the relationship between surface temperature and absolute brightness of stars.
- 14. a _______ dwarf is a star that has a diameter that is almost similar to the size of Earth.