Across
- 1. electromagnetic radiation filling the universe that is a residual effect of the big bang 13.8 billion years ago.
- 4. force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- 5. the displacement of spectral lines toward longer wavelengths
- 9. push and pull
- 10. astronomical body that is neither a star nor a stellar remnant.
- 11. conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically one having five or more points.
- 12. the birth of the universe
- 15. a very large star that is even brighter than a giant
- 16. a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature
Down
- 2. a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation transmitted through a substance, showing dark lines or bands due to absorption of specific wavelengths.
- 3. the displacement of the spectrum to shorter wavelengths in the light coming from distant celestial objects moving toward the observer.
- 6. waves that travel near the earth's surface. P and S waves are body waves.
- 7. is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy.
- 8. an increase in the frequency of sound,light,or other waves
- 13. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 14. a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass.
