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Unit 2 vocabulary
Unit 2 vocabulary THE UNIVERSE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Solar system | The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. |
| Planet | A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star. |
| Star | A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light; the sun is a type of star. |
| Galaxy | A collection of stars , dust, and gas bound together by gravity. |
| Light-year | The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillion kilometers. |
| Universe | Space and all the matter and energy in it. |
| Apparent magnitude | The brightness of a star as seen from Earth. |
| Luminosity | The actual brightness of an object such as a star. |
| Absolute magnitude | The measure of how bright a star would be if it were see from a standard distance. |