Unit 5 - Universe
Across
- 3. clouds of dust and gas; site of star formation; remains of dead or dying stars
- 5. A very large and bright star whose hot core has used most of its hydrogen
- 6. the measure of the observed visible brightness of a star
- 8. A well-tested explanation based on facts and evidence.
- 9. the galaxy which contains our Sun and its solar system, including Earth
- 10. A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball, containing only old stars.
- 12. a galaxy with a bulge in the middle and arms that spiral outward in a pinwheel pattern
- 14. the force that pulls all objects in the universe towards each other
- 16. the classification of stars according to their temperatures and color; sun is G
- 17. A large, cool, bright star in the later stage of its life.
- 19. A small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old star
- 20. A glowing ball of gas that makes its own light and heat through nuclear fusion.
- 21. total amount of light (energy) emitted by a star or other celestial body
- 22. the small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
- 24. A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
- 28. electromagnetic radiation that remains from the Big Bang and early stages of the universe
Down
- 1. When light from a star or galaxy stretches out, showing it's moving away.
- 2. idea that the universe began from a single point and expanding ever since.
- 4. a system of stars and associated matter held together by gravitational attraction
- 7. how bright a star actually is
- 11. a diagram that shows the relationship between the brightness, surface temperature, and color of stars
- 13. A galaxy with no regular shape.
- 15. the brightness of a star as seen from Earth
- 18. A baby star forming inside a nebula.
- 23. A cooled-down, dim leftover of a white dwarf star.
- 25. A powerful explosion that happens when a big star dies.
- 26. sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- 27. large, hot, bright star at the upper-left end of the main sequence on the H-R diagram