Unit 4 Vocabulary
Across
- 7. when an object is toward another object, creating a shorter wavelength
- 8. a graph that shows the relationship between a star's surface temperature and absolute
- 9. Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium.
- 11. any object that exists in space
- 13. a spacecraft that has various scientific instruments that can collect data, including visualimages,but has no human crew
- 15. the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 20. a spacecraft that has various scientific instruments that can collect data, including visual images,but has no human crew
- 21. seen as dark lines on a star spectrum
- 23. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
- 24. to give off
- 26. plural of nucleus
- 28. Positively charged particles
- 29. a system used to classify objects based on their characteristics compared to other objects
- 30. a nebula formed by gas around an aging star
Down
- 1. the force of gravity on an object
- 2. the theory that the universe has been and still is expanding in size
- 3. an amount of space between two object
- 4. the chemical makeup of an object
- 5. an instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky and concentrates it forbetter observation
- 6. A free or unoccupied area or expanse
- 9. the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity
- 10. a cloud of gas and dust
- 12. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 14. an object that revolves around another object in space
- 16. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- 17. plural; systems used to classify objects based on their characteristics compared to other objects
- 18. when an object is moving away from another object, creating a longer wavelength
- 19. He discovered the existence of other galaxies and determined that galaxies are moving awayfrom us
- 22. an empty space with no particles and no pressure
- 25. the amount of matter in an object
- 27. the true brightness of an object