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- 3. planets with larger orbital radii also have _________ orbital periods (years)
- 4. neutron stars that emit powerful beams of light from each end of their magnetic axes
- 8. type of eclipse that can occur during a new moon
- 10. moon phase when only a sliver on the left side appears to be illuminated (viewed from Earth's northern hemisphere) (2 words)
- 11. moon phase when the waxing moon appears to be 50% full (2 words)
- 14. the region of the EM waves our eyes can detect
- 17. star life cycle stage when the core has collapsed after hydrogen fuel has been exhausted, and outer layers then expand (2 words)
- 18. star life cycle stage when the hot glowing core is so small that the star's luminosity is less than would have been expected for its temperature (2 words)
- 19. nuclear reaction that occurs in the Sun's core
- 22. element produced in the Sun's core
- 24. planets with larger orbital radii also have _________ orbital speeds
- 25. innermost layer of the Sun
- 31. region of the Sun in which hot material from near the radiative zone rises, cools, and plunges back downward (2 words)
- 32. region of the Sun through which photons travel very slowly (2 words)
- 35. Trojan asteroid near Jupiter that has a moon, a target of the JWST
- 37. the highest-frequency EM waves (2 words)
- 38. asteroid in the main belt, a target of the JWST
- 39. describes moon phases when more than 50% of the area visible from Earth is illuminated
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- 1. moon phase when the waning moon appears to be 50% full (2 words)
- 2. visible surface of the Sun
- 5. decimal format equivalent to 1.6x10^1
- 6. outermost layer of the Sun
- 7. the full range of frequencies/wavelengths of light (2 words)
- 9. the region of the EM spectrum with wavelengths just shorter than microwaves
- 12. dwarf planet in asteroid belt, a target of the JWST
- 13. describes moon phases when the illuminated area visible from Earth is increasing
- 15. describes moon phases when the illuminated area visible from Earth is decreasing
- 16. star life stage during which luminosity and temperature vary directly (2 words)
- 20. the region of the EM spectrum with wavelengths just longer than X-rays
- 21. fraction, in percent form, equivalent to 2x10^-2 (2 words)
- 23. superscripted number indicating power of ten in scientific notation format
- 26. Trojan asteroid near Jupiter that has a moon, a target of the JWST
- 27. type of eclipse that can occur during a full moon
- 28. narrow bands of light or shadow representing specific wavelengths that can reveal the identities of gases in stars and planetary atmospheres (2 words)
- 29. element consumed in the Sun's core
- 30. coefficients of numbers in scientific notation format must have smaller values than this
- 33. smallest possible value for the coefficients of numbers in scientific notation form
- 34. describes moon phases when less than 50% of the area visible from Earth is illuminated
- 36. the longest-wavelength EM waves