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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| star | a huge hot glowing ball of gas |
| nuclear fusion | when two nuclei atoms join to from a larger nucleus |
| light-year | the distance light travels in a year |
| magnitude | the brightness of a star |
| constellation | a group of stars |
| galaxy | a huge grouping of stars |
| solar system | the sun and cluster of bodies around it |
| astronomical unit | the average distance of earth to the sun |
| red giant | first stage |
| white dwarf | second stage |
| black dwarf | third and last stage |
| what is the claosest star to earth | sun |
| apparent magnitude | the brightness you see |
| absolute magnitude | the brightness you see if the stars were the same distance away |
| were is a star born | nebula |
| astronomy | the study of space |
| what galaxy do we lev in and what kind of galaxy | mily way spiral |
| astroid | bodies of rock and metal |
| comets | bodies of ice |
| what do larger planets have | more powerful gravity |