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6th Chapter 12 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the measure of a celestial body's brightness as observed from the earth | apparent magnitude |
| the actual brightness of a celestial object | absolute magnitude |
| the amount of light radiated per second by a star | luminosity |
| a diagonal area on the Herzsprung-Russel Diagram in which most stars are found | main sequence |
| a small, very hot, very dense star | white dwarf |
| a large cloud of gas and dust in space | nebula |
| the explosion of a massive star that causes a sudden increase in luminosity | supernova |
| the small, dense core of a supergiant after an explosion | neutron star |
| a rapidly spinning neutron star that emits pulsating radio waves | pulsar |
| a system of two stars that revolve around each other | binary star |
| an elongated oval shape | ellipse |
| a planet orbiting a star other than Earth's sun | exoplanet |
| a group of stars held together by gravitational attraction | star cluster |