Characteristics of stars
constellations/
stargazing
kinds of stars
star groups
other space objects
100
Is made up of 70% hydrogen, 28% helium and 2% of all other elements
What is the sun
100
groups of stars arranged in a pattern
What is a constellation
100
Stars that repeatedly change in magnitude
What are variable stars
100
the smallest star group; contains only two stars that revolve around each other
What is a Binary system
100
irregularly shaped pieces of rock, metal, and dust
What is an asteriod
200
The way stars produce light
What is nuclear fusion
200
constellations that revolve around the North Star
What is circumpolar constellation
200
forms when a star suddenly flares up and becomes hundreds to thousands of times brighter.
What is a nova
200
groups that consist of three to four stars
What is a multiple star group
200
a rocky object in space; smaller that an asteroid that has entered earth's atmoshpere
What is a meteoriod
300
The brightness of a star
What is magnitude
300
Breaks down light given off by a star into all it's colors
What is a spectroscope
300
the death explosion of a star
What is a supernova
300
a large group of stars close enough to be held by gravity
What is a star cluster
300
a meteoriod that has hit earth's surface
What is a meteorite
400
Small and medium sized stars
What are dwarf stars
400
detects objects that do not give off enough light to be detected by other telescopes by using radio waves
What is a radio telescope
400
A star that spins rapidly on it's axis
What is a pulsar
400
a huge star system that contains millions to billions of stars
What is a galaxy
400
the three parts of a comet are...
what are the nucleus, coma, and tail
500
the change in position of one star in relation ship to other stars
What is what is a parallax
500
a telescope launched in 1990
What is the Hubble Space telescope
500
a super giant can not stop collapsing so it disappears from space
What is a black hole
500
100,000 light years is the distance across the...
What is the milky way
500
the most famous, short term comet
What is Halley's comet
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