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Vocabulary - Unit 2:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solar system | the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. |
| planet | a relatively large sherical body that orbits a star |
| star | a large celestial body that is composed of gas that emits light |
| galaxy | a collection of gas dust and gas |
| light year | the distance that light travels in one year |
| universe | space and all the mater and energy in it |
| solstice | the point at which the sun is as far north or south of the equator |
| star | a large celestial body that is composed of gas that emits light |
| apparent magnitude | the brightess of a star as seen from earth |
| luminostity | the actual brightness of an object such as a star |
| absolute magnititude | measure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance |