Vocab
Across
- 1. a star of relatively great size and luminosity compared to ordinary stars of the main sequence, and 10–100 times the diameter of the sun
- 3. the group in which a star is classified according to its spectrum, especially using the Harvard classification
- 5. a small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet. A white dwarf is formed when a low-mass star has exhausted all its central nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers as a planetary nebula
- 6. the average kinetic energy of all the atoms or molecules of that substance
- 8. a series of star types to which most stars belong, represented on a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram as a continuous band extending from the upper left (hot, bright stars) to the lower right (cool, dim stars).
- 9. the magnitude (brightness) of a celestial object as it would be seen at a standard distance of 10 parsecs.
Down
- 2. the magnitude of a celestial object as it is actually measured from the earth.
- 4. the quality or state of giving out or reflecting light.
- 7. a small, old, relatively cool star.