CST Review -Astronomy Basics

The apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light-years from Earth.

• Absolute Magnitude
• Apparent Magnitude
• Nebula
• Solar Eclipse

The observed luminosity of a celestial body (as a star) as observed from Earth.

• Absolute Magnitude
• Apparent Magnitude
• Nebula
• Solar Eclipse

A rocky object, smaller than a planet that is found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• Meteor
• Asteroid
• Galaxy
• Comet

The imaginary line through the center of a planet around which the planet rotates.

• Rotation
• Axis
• Revolution
• Nuclear fusion

States that about 14 billion years ago, the universe began with a huge firey explosion.

• Supernova
• Axis
• Big bang theory
• Black hole

A region of space from which no matter or radiation can escape.

• Supernova
• Lunar eclipse
• Nebula
• Black hole

A small, icy body in orbit around the Sun, often having a highly elliptical orbit.

• Meteor
• Asteroid
• Meteorite
• Comet

Massive system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity.

• Solar system
• Galaxy
• Neutron star
• Black hole

An attractive force between all objects that have mass.

• Revolution
• Nuclear fusion
• Gravity
• Apparent magnitude

The streak of light produced by a meteoroid as it moves rapidly through Earth’s atmosphere.

• Meteor
• Asteroid
• Meteorite
• Comet