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| a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky that looks like a framilar object |
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| a star located directly aboce the earths axis |
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| the mesure of how much light a star give off |
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| how much of that sta light is seen on earth |
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| how far light travels in a year 9.5 trillion km |
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| the closets star to the sun 4.3 light year away |
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| the center of a star where fusion take place |
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| the third layer of the sun and temptures reach 6,000k |
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| the layer of the sun aboy the photospere |
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| the outer most layer of the sun tempatures ar 2 million k |
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| when the moon passes beween the arth and the sun |
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| what creats energy at the suns core |
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| cooler areas on the suns surface that are not permenant |
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| coronal mass ejections-electricaly charge gas are ejected from the corona Disturbs radios and sattilites |
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| when gas on the sun is heated up and shot off the sun |
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| a huge arching columns of gas on the suns surface |
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| northern lights are when Cmes ionize in earths atmosphere |
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| the smallest of stars and they are around the longst |
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| when a low mass uses all of its helium it becomes a giant |
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| when a high mass star uses all of its helium |
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| when a Red giant collapses it forms a white dwarf. Last stage in a low mass stars evalution |
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| true/false nebulas create stars |
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| after a supernova when the star is 3 times bigger than the sun a super nova is created. Its gravity is so strong it traps light |
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| the galaxy the solar system is in |
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| a large group of stars gas and dust held together by gravity |
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| a diagram to show a stars |
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| true/false the sun is a star |
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multiple choice the milky way is a____ galaxy?
A. Spiral B. Irregular C. Elliptical D. Nebula |
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| true/false a light year is a mesurement of time |
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multiple choice Cooler spots on the suns surface are
A. Prominence B. Solar Flare C. Sunspot D. CMEs |
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