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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solar system | A star and all planets and other objects that revolve around it |
| planet | A large round body that revolves around a star in a clear orbit |
| star | a natural body visible in the sky especially at night that gives off light or shines by reflection |
| galaxy | a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity. |
| light year | Light-year is the distance light travels in one year |
| universe | Light is energy that can take on many forms |
| apparent magnitude | Apparent magnitude is the brightness of an object as it appears to an observer on Earth |
| luminosity | the quality of something that gives off light or shines with reflected light. |
| absolute magnitude | the apparent magnitude an object would have if it were located at a distance of 10 parsecs |