TERMS
TERMS
TERMS
TERMS
TERMS
100
EXPLANATION FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE
What is BIG BANG THEORY
100
RELATIVELY COOL STAR THAT HAS EXPANDED TO MORE THAN 700 TIMES AS LARGE AS OUR SUN
What is SUPERGIANT
100
GROUPS OF STARS WHOSE POSITIONS IN THE SKY SEEM TO CHANGE AS EARTH MOVES
What is CONSTELLATIONS
100
DISTANCE THAT LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR
What is LIGHT-YEAR
100
LOWEST LAYER OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE THAT GIVES OFF LIGHT
What is PHOTOSHPERE
200
CLASSIFICATION OF ABOUT 90% OF THE STARS
What is MAIN SEQUENCE
200
ACTUAL AMOUNT OF LIGHT A STAR GIVES OFF
What is ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE
200
TWO OR MORE STARS REVOLVING AROUND ONE ANOTHER
What is BINARY SYSTEM
200
PRODUCED FROM AN EXPLOSION THAT OCCURS WHEN A STAR'S CORE COLLAPSES
What is SUPERNOVA
200
STAR IN WHICH ONLY NEUTRONS CAN EXIST IN TS CORE
What is NEUTRON STAR
300
EARLIEST STAGE OF A STAR'S FORMATION
What is NEBULA
300
AMOUNT OF A STAR'S LIGHT OBSERVED ON EARTH
What is APPARENT MAGNITUDE
300
LARGE,COOL EXPANDING STAR IN WHICH HELIUM FUSES TO FORM CARBON
What is GIANT
300
OBJECT SO DENSE THAT NOTHING,INCLUDING LIGHT CAN ESCAPE IT
What is BLACK HOLE
300
LAYER OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE ABOVE THE PHOTOSPHERE
What is CHROMOSPHERE
400
OUTER LAYER AND LARGEST PART OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE
What is CORONA
400
DARK, COOLER AREASOF THE SUN'S SURFACE
What is SUNSPOTS
400
LARGE GROUP OF STARS,GAS, AND DUST HELD TOGETHER BY GRAVITY
What is GALAXY
400
APPARENT SHIFT IN POSITION OF AN OBJECT WHEN VIEWED FROM DIFFERENT PLACES,USED TO DETERMINE DISTANCES
What is PARALLAX
400
SMALL,HOT SAR CONSISTING OF HOT,DENSE CORE CONTRACTING UNDER THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
What is WHITE DWARF
500
THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN ARE TWO_______GALAXIES THAT ORBIT THE MILKY WAY
What is IRREGULAR
500
ALTHOUGH IT HAS A GREATER______THAN SIRIUS, RIGEL DOES NOT LOOK AS BRIGHT IN THE NIGHT SKY.
What is ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE
500
THE SUN PRODUCES ENERGY BY FUSING HYDROGEN INTO_____IN ITS CORE
What is HELIUM
500
THE COOLEST STARS IN THE SKY ARE______IN COLOR
What is RED
500
A GALAXY THAT HAS A SHAPE SIMILAR TO A FOOTBALL IS A (N)_______GALAXY
What is ELLIPTICAL