Science TEKS 8.8ABC Vocabulary

A plot of the surface temperature (color) of stars vs. their luminosity (brightness).

The intensity of light from a celestial body that can be used to identify the body's characteristics.

The luminous star, composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, around which Earth and other planets revolve.

A grouping of all possible energy levels of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves to gamma rays, including visible light.

The distance between any two corresponding points on successive oscillations of a wave, such as from peak to peak.

A galaxy with a bulge in the center and very distinct long arms winding around the center.

A large grouping of stars in space.

The death of a large star by explosion

Large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; the location of star formation.

Stable stars in the middle developmental phases that plot along a continuous diagonal belt on the H-R Diagram.