Vocabulary
The brightness of a star is called its what?
What is magnitude
Stars are glowing balls of gases that produce what?
What is light
What galaxy do we live in?
What is the Milky Way
A group of stars that form a pattern is called what?
What is a constellation
What is a huge star system that covers many light-years of space called?
What is a galaxy
What is the scientific study of stars called?
What is astronomy
What is it called when there is a group of two stars?
What is a binary system
What is a group of three or more stars held together by gravity called?
What is a multiple star group
What is a chunk of frozen gases, water, and dust that orbits the sun called?
What is a comet
What is a black hole
Which star color is the hottest?
What is blue
What are the largest and brightest stars called?
What is a supergiant
Which star is closest to the earth?
What is the sun
What are the smaller stars called?
What is a dwarf star
What is a neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis called?
What is a pulsar
What is a cloud of dust, gases, and debris called?
What is a nebula
Which constellation looks like a hunter?
What is orion
When an existing star flares up and becomes brighter than normal, it is called a what?
What is a nova
What is a star called that repeatedly or regularly changes in magnitude?
What is a variable star
What is a large group of stars held together by gravity called?
What is a star cluster
What is an asteroid
The measurement of a star's apparent movement over time is known as what?
What is a parallax
Which constellation looks like a "W"?
What is Cassiopeia
What breaks down the light from a star into its colors?
What is a spectroscope
Telescopes that bend light to make objects seem larger are called what?
What is a refracting telescope