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6th Chapter 12 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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the measure of a celestial body's brightness as observed from the earth | apparent magnitude |
the actual brightness of a celestial object | absolute magnitude |
the amount of light radiated per second by a star | luminosity |
a diagonal area on the Herzsprung-Russel Diagram in which most stars are found | main sequence |
a small, very hot, very dense star | white dwarf |
a large cloud of gas and dust in space | nebula |
the explosion of a massive star that causes a sudden increase in luminosity | supernova |
the small, dense core of a supergiant after an explosion | neutron star |
a rapidly spinning neutron star that emits pulsating radio waves | pulsar |
a system of two stars that revolve around each other | binary star |
an elongated oval shape | ellipse |
a planet orbiting a star other than Earth's sun | exoplanet |
a group of stars held together by gravitational attraction | star cluster |