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Science Chapter 10

Stars

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MAGNITUDE THE BRIGHTNESS OF A STAR
APPARENT MAGNITUDE A STARS APPARENT BRIGHTNESS
ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE A STARS ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS
DWARF STAR A SMALL OR MEDIUM SIZED STAR
GIANT STAR A STAR THAT CAN BE TENS TO HUNDREDS OF TIMES LARGER AND HUNDREDS OF TIMES MORE LUMINOUS THAT THE SUN
SUPERGIANT A STAR THAT IS HUNDREDS OF TIMES LARGER THAN THE SUN AND THOUSANDS TIMES BRIGHTER
LIGHT YEAR THE DISTANCE LIGHT TRAVES IN ONE YEAR
PARALLAX A WAY OF MEASURING THE DISTANCE OF STARS BY OBSERVING THEIR APPARENT MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO OTHER STARS
VARIABLE STAR A STAR THAT REGULARLY OR REPEATEDLY CHANGES IN BRIGHTNESS
PULSATING VARIABLE STAR A VARIABLE STAR THAT GOES THROUGH PERIODS OF SWELLING AND BRIGHTENING, THEN SHRINKING AND DIMMING, AND EXPERIENCS A CHANGE IN MAGNITUDE DURING THAT CYCLE
ECLIPSING VARIABLE STAR A PAIR OF STARS THAT APPEAR TO CHANGE IN BRIGHTNESS BECAUSE ONE STAR MOVES IN FRONT OF THE OTHER STAR
NOVA STAR THAT SUDDENLY FLARES AND BECOMES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL
NEBULA A CLOUD OF INTERSTELLAR GASES
SUPERNOVA THE DEATH EXPLOSION OF A MASSIVE STAR
NEUTRON STAR A COMPACT STAR THAT IS CREATED IN THE CONES OF MASSIVE STARS DURING A SUPERNOVA EXPLOSION
PULSAR A NEUTRON STAR THAT SPINS RAPIDLY ON ITS AXIS
BLACK HOLE AN AREA OF ECTREME GRAVITATIONAL FORCE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE COLLAPSE OF A MASSIVE SUPERGIANT STAR.
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