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Constellations
Constellations Vocabulary 7/8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| constellation | a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky |
| celestial sphere | an imaginary sphere surrounding Earth where stars appear to be located |
| zodiac | a band of constellations through which the Sun, Moon and planets appear to move |
| Ursa Major | a constellation known for containing the Big Dipper |
| Orion | a prominent constellation known as the Hunter |
| Polaris | the North Star, located in the constellation Ursa Minor |
| Ursa Minor | a constellation that contains the Little Dipper |
| Milky Way | the galaxy that contains our solar system |
| Light Year | the distance light travels in one year |
| nebula | a cloud of gas and dust in spacw |
| galaxy | a massive system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity |
| star | a glowing ball of gas that produces light and heat |
| magnitude | a measure of a star's brightness |
| binary star | a system of two stars orbiting each other |
| red giant | a large, cook star late in its life cycle |
| white dwarf | a small, dense star that remains after a star has burned out |
| supernova | a powerful explosion of a dying star |
| astronomy | the study of space and celestial objects |
| circumpolar | stars or constellations that never set below the horizon |
| mythology | stories that ancient cultures used to explain constellations |
| star cluster | a group of stars that are close together in space |
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