Unit 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. a large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
  2. 7. the brightness of a star as seen from earth
  3. 8. a small hot dim star that is the left over of an old center of a sun like star
  4. 10. a star that has collapsed under gravity to the point that the electrons and protons have smashed together to form nuetrons
  5. 11. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
  6. 12. all of the frequencies or wavelengthsof electromagnetic radiation
Down
  1. 1. the distance light travels in a year
  2. 2. hertzsprung russell diagram a graph that shows the relationships betwen a stars surface temperature and absolute agnetude
  3. 3. a measure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance
  4. 5. the actual brightnes of an object such as a star
  5. 6. a collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity
  6. 9. space and all the matter and energy in it