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unit 2 the universe
the universe vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SOLAR SYSTEM | the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. |
| STAR | A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light the sun is a typical star. |
| PLANRT | a relatively large spherical body that orbits a star. |
| GALAXY | a collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity |
| UNIVERSE | space and all the matter and energy in it. |
| LIGHT YEAR | The distance that light travels in one year about 9.64 trillion kilometers |
| apparent magnitude | the brightness of a star seen from earth |
| luminosity | the actual brightness of an object such as a star |
| absolute magnitude | the actual brightness of a star a from the standard distance. |