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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/22/2013

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Constellation
Definition
group of stars that form patterns
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absolute magnitude
Definition
measure of the amount of light it gives off
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apparent magnitude
Definition
a measure of the amount of light recived on earth
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light year
Definition
the distance that light travels in a year
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photospere
Definition
the surface of the sun
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corona
Definition
largest layer ofthe suns atmosphere
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sunspot
Definition
areas on the sun that are dark
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chromosphere
Definition
above the photosphere extends 2,000 k
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nebula
Definition
a large cloud of gas and dust that isthe first stge of stars
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giant
Definition
last stage of the suns form
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white dwarf
Definition
stage wn it has hot dense core
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black hole
Definition
an area where light can not escape with a incredable gravity
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nutron star
Definition
whenit shrinks and asa dense core
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super giant
Definition
a raelly heavy star because of fusion
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galaxy
Definition
a large group of clouds, stars, and dust
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big bang theory
Definition
the leading theory of how how the universe formed
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