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McDorsey CHapter 4
McClung is better than Dorsey
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/22/2013

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constellations
Definition
group of stars in the sky
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absolute magnitude
Definition
amount of light a star gives off
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apparent magnitude
Definition
amount of light seen on Earth
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light year
Definition
distance that light travels in one year
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photosphere
Definition
lowest layer of the Sun's atmosphere
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chromosphere
Definition
Above photosphere
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corona
Definition
above transition zone
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sunspots
Definition
areas of suns surface that appear dark
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nebula
Definition
large cloud of dust and gas
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giant
Definition
star in the late stage of its life cycle
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white dwarf
Definition
star that became hot, dense core
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supergiant
Definition
very big star
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neutron star
Definition
only neutrons exist in the dense core
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black hole
Definition
light cannot escape
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galaxy
Definition
large group of stars, gas, and dust
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big bang theory
Definition
leading theory about formation of the universe
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CMEs
Definition
large ejections of electronically charged gas
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solar flares
Definition
go straight up
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aurora borealis
Definition
northern lights, caused by CMEs
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Proxima Centauri
Definition
4.3 light years away, closest star to Earth besides the Sun
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nebula
Definition
a large cloud of gas and dust
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white dwarf
Definition
about the size of Earth and will cool and stop giving light
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Giant
Definition
late stage of low-mass star life cycle
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supergisnt
Definition
high-mass star expands into a supergisnt
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neutron star
Definition
nuetrons are found in the dense star
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Milky Way
Definition
galaxy we live in
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steady state theory
Definition
theory of how universe was formed
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oscillating theory
Definition
theory of how universe was formed
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H-R Diagram
Definition
graph shows relation of tempature to absolute magnitude
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Main sequence stars
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stars in H-R diagram that fit in diagonal band
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