Apologia Module 16 Word Scramble
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Nuclear fusion | The process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus |
Nuclear fission | The process by which a large nucleus is split into smaller nuclei |
Critical mass | The amount of isotope necessary to sustain a chain reaction |
Absolute magnitude | The brightness of a star,corrected for distance,on a scale of -8 to +19.The smaller the number,the brighter the star |
Apparent magnitude | The brightness of a star as seen in the night sky.The smaller the number,the brighter the star |
Light year | The distance light could travel along a straight line in one year |
Galaxy | A large ensemble of stars,all interacting through the gravitational force and orbiting around a common center |
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