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The Universe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solar system | the sun and all of the planets and other body's that travel around it. |
| planet | a relativetly large spherical body that orbits the star. |
| star | a large celstical body that is composed of gas and that emits light; the sun is typical star. |
| galaxy | a collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity. |
| light-year | the distance of light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillon kilometers. |
| universe | space and all the matter and energy in it. |
| apparent magintude | the brightness of a star as seen of earth. |
| luminosity | The actual brightness of an object such as a star. |
| absoulte magintude | absoulte maginute is a mesure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from standard distance. |