Across
- 2. cloud of dust and gas where stars are born
- 3. The first stage in the life cycle of a star
- 6. Our galaxy and about 30 other nearby galaxies are all part of the __________ _________ cluster
- 9. During its main sequence, hydrogen atoms fuse together to form __________ in a star
- 11. Most stars are in this stage of their life cycle, including our sun
- 12. A spherical or egg-shaped galaxy is classified as _________
- 13. A galaxy with a red bulge in the middle and blue arms
- 14. Smaller, cooler stars are this color
- 17. unit of distance based on the distance light travels in a year
- 18. a huge sphere very hot gas that give off light and other radiation
- 19. This theory states that the universe began with an explosion
- 21. On an H-R diagram, this is plotted on the Y-axis
- 22. The name of our galaxy
Down
- 1. Galaxies moving away
- 4. On an H-R diagram, this is plotted on the X-axis
- 5. Everything physical that exists in space and time is part of the _________
- 7. A group of galaxies is called a ____________
- 8. When our sun runs out of hydrogen, it will become a _______ __________ and fuse helium to produce heavier elements
- 10. Groups of clusters of galaxies are called ____________
- 15. Nuclear __________ takes place in stars
- 16. A collection of millions or billions of stars
- 19. Hotter stars that tend to have bigger masses are this color
- 20. Galaxies moving closer together
