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Stars
Galaxies The Sun Planets Grab Bag
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A hot, glowing
sphere of gas that
produces energy
by fusion
What is a star?
The large cloud of
dust and gas from
which a star is
formed
What is a Nebula?
The two factors
that determine
how bright a star
appears
What are distance
and absolute
magnitude?
The stages of the
lifecycle of a
massive star.
nebula, protostar,
massive star, Red
Super Giant,
supernova, black
hole/neutron star
The chemical
reaction that takes
place inside a star
to cause the
release of energy
Hydrogen fusion
A large group of
stars, gas and dust
held together by
gravity
What is a galaxy?
The name of the
galaxy that we live
in
What is the Milky
Way Galaxy?
The most common
galaxy; It is
football shaped
What is an
Elliptical Galaxy?
A galaxy that
curves outward
from a central
hub which
resembles a
pinwheel
What is a Spiral
Galaxy?
Term used to
describe galaxies
that don’t have
consistent shapes
or sizes
What is an
Irregular Galaxy?
What is the Core?
What are Sunspots?
What is the
Corona?
What is the
Chromophere?
What is the
Photosphere?
One and a half
times larger than
all other planets
combined
What is Jupiter?
The collective
name for
Mercury, Venus,
Earth and Mars
What are the
Terrestrial
Planets?
Currently the
farthest planet
from the sun
What is Pluto?
The four gaseous
giant planets
What are Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus
and Neptune?
The most
spectacular storm
on Jupiter
What is the Great
Red Spot?
This percentage of
stars are “main
sequence” stars
What is 90%
This determines
how long a star
lives
What is “how
quickly is burns
energy”
This measurement
tool tells you that
a star is moving
further away.
What is the “red
shift”?
These 2 forces must be in
balance for a protostar to
become a mainstream
star.
What are gravity
and fusion?
The gravitational
pull is so strong in
this that not even
light can escape it.
What is a black
hole?