Across
- 4. a group of stars, gases, and space dust, in the shape of a spiral
- 7. degree of hotness or coldness as measured on a scale
- 9. when two or more particles collide
- 11. a diagram of many stars, it shows the temperature and luminosity of the star
- 15. a cloud of dust and gas appears in many shapes and colors
- 16. an instrument for examining spectra
- 18. A group of stars, clouds of dust, and dust particles
- 20. the measure of the brightness of an object of the distance at which it is viewed
Down
- 1. a galaxy that contains the solar system
- 2. everything we can touch, feel, sense, measure, and detect, includes living things, planets, stars, galaxies, etc.
- 3. an explanation that shows the origin of stars, planets, and galaxies
- 5. a repeated variation in some measure
- 6. a unit to measure temperature
- 8. have no particular shape
- 10. any natural body outside of the earth's atmosphere
- 12. the amount of light received from the object
- 13. brightness level, light
- 14. older and give off less light than other galaxies
- 17. a ball of gas, light, and energy
- 19. the distance between two peaks of the wave