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Space
Stars
Sun
Constellations
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spiral arms attached to a straight bar that run through a galaxy
barred spirals
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the brightest star in the constellation Perseus
Algol
100
Dark patches on the sun's photosphere are
sunspots
100
stars that outline a picture in the sky
constellations
100
What is the study of outer space and all that it contains
Astronomy
200
streams of gas erupting from the holes in the suns corona and beats upon the earths upper atmosphere
solar prominence
200
the pole star is known as
Polaris
200
part of the sun visible only during a solar eclipse
chromosphere or corona
200
familiar shape within the constellation Ursa Major which contains pointer stars
Big dipper
200
The three types of galaxy shapes are
Elliptical, spiral, irregular
300
what is the imaginary line that stretches from pole to pole
axis of rotation
300
the brightest star in the night sky
Sirius
300
a high speed stream of particles that travels outward from holes in the suns corona and beats upon the Earth's upper atmosphere
solar wind
300
the brightest star in the constellation Leo
Regulus
300
large clouds of dust and gas floating around in space
nebula
400
the cluster with about 40 galaxies in which we find Earth is called
Local group
400
the explosion of a star
supernova
400
The hottest region of the sun
core
400
what is a star system containing millions to billions of stars
galaxy
400
an area that contains no air
vacuum
500
hottest region of the sun's atmosphere
corona
500
pair of stars that travel together and rotate around each other
binary stars
500
The sun is located how many miles from the earth
93 million miles
500
the closest star to earth
sun
500
the force that resists motion
friction