Astronomy Honors Vocabulary Review

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How bright a star looks from Earth is called

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apparent magnitude

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How bright a star truly is is called

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Absolute magnitude

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A cloud of dust and gas in space where stars are born and die is called

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nebula

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A type of telescope that detects radio waves from space is ...

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radio telescope

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The distance light travels in one year is...

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a light year

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A large sphere of mostly hydrogen that is undergoing nuclear fusion and producing heat and light is...

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star

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A star that emits radio waves is ...

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pulsar

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A rocky, metallic object in space located in a "belt" between Jupiter and Mars is called...

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asteroid

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A rocky, metallic object in space located in Earth's atmosphere, and is burning up to create a "shooting star" is ...

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meteor

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A chunk of ice, gas, and dust in space orbiting the sun is called...

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comet