Across
- 3. How bright a star appears from Earth, but not its true brightness.
- 5. The true brightness of a star if viewed from a standard distance.
- 8. How hot or cold a star is, often measured in units like Kelvin.
- 10. A small, dense star left over after a star like our Sun dies.
- 11. The temperature scale used to measure star temperatures in astronomy.
- 12. A star that is much larger and brighter than stars like our Sun.
Down
- 1. A way to describe the brightness of a star.
- 2. The longest stage in a star's life where it spends most of its time.
- 4. A cloud of gas and dust in space where stars are born.
- 6. A powerful explosion that occurs when a large star dies.
- 7. A measure of how much light a star emits; similar to its brightness.
- 9. A chart that shows the relationship between a star's brightness and temperature.