Vocabulary #10
star:a large,hot ball of gases, which is held togheter by gravity and gives off its own light.
S:The hotest stars are O stars.
parallax: the apparent shift in an object's location when viewed from two positions.
S:A star shifts because of parallax.
light-year: the distance light travels in a year.
S:Light-years are used to describe distance in space.
Constellation: a number of stars that appears to form a pattern.
S:The Big Dipper is a very famouse constellation.
magnitude: the brightness of a star.
S:The word magnitude is used in two ways.
nebula: a cloud of gas and dust in space.
S:At the beggining of a star's life, it is a nebula.
supernova: a star that explodes.
S:A star becomes a supernova at the end of its life.
black hole: an object whose gravity is so strong that light can't escape it.
S:Black holes can make anything become nothingness.
S:The hotest stars are O stars.
parallax: the apparent shift in an object's location when viewed from two positions.
S:A star shifts because of parallax.
light-year: the distance light travels in a year.
S:Light-years are used to describe distance in space.
Constellation: a number of stars that appears to form a pattern.
S:The Big Dipper is a very famouse constellation.
magnitude: the brightness of a star.
S:The word magnitude is used in two ways.
nebula: a cloud of gas and dust in space.
S:At the beggining of a star's life, it is a nebula.
supernova: a star that explodes.
S:A star becomes a supernova at the end of its life.
black hole: an object whose gravity is so strong that light can't escape it.
S:Black holes can make anything become nothingness.
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