vocab+facts
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| star | a large, hot ball of gases, held together by gravity, that gives off its own light
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| constellation | a group of stars that appear to form a pattern
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| parallax | the apparent shift in an object's postition when viewed from 2locations
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| light-year | the distance light travels in one year
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| nebula | a huge cloud of gas and dust in space
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| supernova | an exploded star
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| black hole | an object whose gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape it
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| ____ is a winter constellation in the northern hemisphere and can be seen at night during winter months | orion
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| in may _____ disappears from the night sky in the northern hemisphere | orion
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| the ______ _______ can help you with directions | North star
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| the closer a _____ is to earth the greater the _______ | star; parallax
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| stars have ______ that can be studied and compared | properties
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| ______ develop in different ways depending on their masses. | Stars
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| The ____ is an average-sized star with properties common to most stars. | Sun
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| Which object has such a strong gravity that even light cannot escape it? | a black whole
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