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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | A huge grouping of stars |
| Solar system | All 9 planets revolving around the sun |
| Astronomical unit | The average distance of Earth from the sun |
| Star | A huge, hot,glowing ball of gas in the sky |
| Nuclear fusion | Two or more atoms join to form a single, larger nucleas |
| Light-year | The distance light travels in 1 year |
| Magnitude | The brightness of a star |
| Constellation | A grouping of stars |
| What is our galaxy? What type is it? | Milky Way. Spiral galaxy. |
| What does visible color tell you about a star | The surface temp. |
| What happens when a star begins to run out of fuel | It loses hydrogen |
| DIfference between Apparent and Absolute magnatude? | Apparent is the brightest star we see. Absolute measures how bright the star would lookthe same distance from Earth. |