Stars Vocabulary
Luminosity
What is the apparent brightness of a star as seen from Earth
Galaxy
What is a group of stars
The sun appears brighter
What is because it is close to Earth
Light Year
What is the unit of astromomical distance that equals the distance light travels in a year.
Orbit
What is a path an object takes around another object
Plasma
What is a superheated gas.
Planet
What is a body in space that orbits a star
Name four inner planets
What are: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Factor that causes a star to be dimmer
What is far away distance from Earth
Distance
had the a greater luminosity affect on a star, more than its size
Apparent magnitude
What is the size of an object as seen from Earth
Inner Planet
What is one of the four planets inside the asteroid belt
Name four outer planets
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
3 factors that increase luminosity
What are distance, magnitude and power
Sun
What is the only star in our solar system
Asteroid Belt
What is a group of millions of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
Outer planet
What is one of the four planets outside the asteroid betlt
Second factor that affects luminosity
What is a stars magnitude
Stars are burning spheres of
What is gas and plasma
Outer plantets
What are gas giants and ice giants
Stars are made of
What is plasma and gas
First factor that affects luminosity
What is distance from Earth
Planets in order
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Rigel
What is the largest star but not the brightest
Inner planets
What are terrestrial composed of rocky soil