The Universe CH.18
Across
- 4. The longitude of a place on the Earth's surface is comparableto the ___ of the star on the celestial sphere.
- 6. Astronomers think a __ black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way.
- 9. Stars are born in giant clouds of gas and dust, such as the Great __ in Orion.
- 10. A "new" star is called a __.
- 11. The diagonal group of stars on an H-R diagram is called the __.
- 12. When a star runs out of nuclear fuel, the core begins to __.
- 14. The celestial sphere is divided into 88 __.
- 16. Analysis of the __ of a star reveals the composition of the star.
- 18. A red giant star ends its life as a __ Dwarf.
- 20. Pulsars are a type of __ star.
Down
- 1. The apparent change of the position of a star due to Earth's orbiting the Sun is called?
- 2. First-magnitude stars are __ than fifth-magnitude stars.
- 3. The extension of the Earth's equator onto the celestial sphere is called the?
- 5. The __ cycle is 11 years long.
- 7. Type M stars are __ in color.
- 8. are sudden, bright, explosive events originating from the Sun's surface
- 13. The apparent annual path of the Sun on the celestial sphere is called the ___.
- 15. The most catastrophic of stellar explosions is called a __.
- 17. is the totality of matter, energy, and space.
- 19. The Sun's energy comes from the __ of hydrogen into helium.