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Chapter 16 Science
Question | Answer |
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Solar Eclipse | Occurs when the moon blocks out the sun’s light |
Lunar Eclipse | Occurs when Earth casts a shadow on the moon |
Telescope | An instrument that gathers light to magnify faraway objects in the sky |
Star | A gigantic ball of very hot gases that give off electromagnetic radiation |
Light year | The distance light travels in one year |
Nebula | A cloud of gas and dust in which new stars form |
Supernova | A gigantic explosion that occurs near the end of the life of some stars |
Black hole | A point in space that has such a strong force of gravity that nothing within a certain distance of it can escape |
Galaxy | A huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity |
Constellation | A group of stars that forms a pattern |