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A huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
What is a galaxy
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A point in space that has such a strong force of gravity that nothing can escape it
What is a Black Hole
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A group of stars that form a pattern
What is Constellation
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A gigantic explosion that occurs near the end of a life of some stars
What is Supernova
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Stars form in a cloud called a ___________
What is Nebula
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The distance light travels in one year
What is light year
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A place on the sun's surface that looks dark because it is not as hot as the rest of the photosphere
What is sunspots
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Telescopes in space get a more complete picture of objects in space. Why?
What is they are beyond the earth's atmosphere
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Elliptical, Spiral, and irregular
What are three different shapes of galaxies
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Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Orion, Leo, Pisces
What are constellations
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A stars size, temperature, and distance
What are factors that affect how bright a star appears in the sky at night.
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I was used to tell time and direction around 200 B.C.
What is an Astrolobe
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the Moon blocks the Sun's light
What is a solar eclipse?
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Occurs when Earth cast a shadow on the Moon.
What is Lunar Eclipse
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A ________occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light.
What is a solar eclipse
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blue-white stars
What is the hottest type of star
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A ______ has no fuel to convert into radiant energy
What is a white dwarf star?
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Issac Newton developed ...
What is the reflecting telescope?
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A ______ is usually irregular
What is young galaxy
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The _______ is a part of Ursa Major
What is Big Dipper
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The constellation's name comes from a Greek myth and means half man and half horse
What is Centaurus
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A ________ is a fountain of blazing gas that leaps out from the chromosphere.
What is a prominence
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about eight minutes
What is the time it takes light from the Sun to reach Earth
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A _______ is what is created when a white dwarf star cools down
What is a black dwarf star
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The most discovered type of galaxy is _______
What is spiral
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