Chapter 29 Vocab

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Brightness of a star

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Apparent Magnitude

Front

Brightness of a star at 10 pc

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Absolute Magnitude

Front

Diagrams mass, luminosity, temperature, and diameter of stars

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Hertzsprung Russell Diagram

Front

Large gas and dust cloud that forms a star

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Nebula

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Hot condensed object at the center of a nebula that will become a new star when nuclear fusion begins

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Protostar

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Dense remains of a high mass star post-supernova

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Neutron Star

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Massive explosion when a star's outer layers are blown off

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Supernova

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Small, dense remnant of a star with gravity so strong that light cannot escape.

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Black Hole

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Huge group of stars, systems, clusters, dust, and gas bound by gravity

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Galaxy

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Galaxy with a central bulge and spiral arms; Milky Way

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Spiral Galaxy