Unit 3 Science Vocabulary Space
Across
- 2. A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space or a region where stars are born
- 4. A graph that shows the relationship between a stars surface temperature and absolute magnitude
- 5. A small hot dim star that is the left over the center of an old sun like star
- 8. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- 9. A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
- 11. A measure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance
- 12. Space and all the matter and energy in it
Down
- 1. All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- 3. The distance that light travels in a year, equal to about 9.46 trillion kilometers
- 6. The brightness of a star as seen from Earth
- 7. A star that has collapsed under gravity to the point that the electrons and protons have smashed together to form neutrons
- 10. The actual brightness of a star as seen from Earth