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7th Grade
05/23/2012

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Term
spectrum
Definition
look through a white light you see rainbow colors called a spectrum
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emission lines
Definition
lines that are made when certain wave lengths of light, or color, are given off by hot gases
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absorption spectrum
Definition
stars atmosphere absorbs colors of light instead of emmitting them.
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what did early astromomers call the brightest stars
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first-magnitude
Term
what did early astronomers call the dimmest stars
Definition
sixth-magnitude
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apparent magnitude
Definition
the brightness of a star or light from earth (sun -26.8)
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absolute magnitude
Definition
is the actual brightness of a star (+4.8)
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light-year
Definition
distance light travels in one year
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parallax
Definition
star's apparent shift in position
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red giant
Definition
star that expands and cools once it uses all of its hydrogen (can be 10 times larger than the sun or 100 times)
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white dwarf
Definition
small hot star that is the leftover center of an older star (has no hydrogen left and no long creates HE)
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H-R Diagram
Definition
graph that shows the relationship between a stars surface temp. and its absolute magnitude
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main sequence
Definition
the diagonal pattern on the H-R diagram where most stars lie
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supernova
Definition
gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
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neutron star
Definition
a star that has collapsed under gravity to the point at which all of the star's particles are neutrons
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pulsar
Definition
a neutron star that is spinning
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blackhole
Definition
an object that is so massive that light cannot escape its gravity
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galaxies
Definition
Large group of stars, dust, gas
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Spiral galaxies
Definition
have a bulge at the center and spiral arms
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elliptical galaxies
Definition
a galaxy that has massive blobs of stars
they look like spheres
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irregular galaxies
Definition
galaxies that dont fit into any other class
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nebulas
Definition
lg. clouds of gas and dust
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globular clusters
Definition
group of stars that look like a star
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open clusters
Definition
groups of closely grouped stars that are usually located along the spiral arms of a galaxy
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quasars
Definition
starlike sources of light that are extremely far away. are among the most powerful energy source in the world
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