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Unit 2 Lesson 1 & 2
Vocab Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Solar system | The sun and all the planets and other bodies that travel around it |
| Galaxy | A collection of star and dust and gas bound together |
| Planet | A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star |
| Light year | The distance that lights travels in one year about 9.4 trillion kilometers |
| Star | A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light |
| Universe | Space and all the matter and energy in it |
| Apparent magnitude | A measure of how bright a star would be if it were to be seen from distance |
| Luminosity | The actual brightness of an object such as a star |
| Absolute magnitude | A measure of bright a star would be if it were to seen form a standard distance |