Science TEKS 8.8ABC Vocabulary

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

• Universe

• Star

• Hertzsprung Russell Diagram

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

• Star

• Hertzsprung Russell Diagram

• Luminosity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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

• Nebula

• Sun

• Supernova

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Wavelength

• Luminosity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Elliptical Shaped Galaxy

• Spiral Shaped Galaxy

• Irregular Shaped Galaxy

A large grouping of stars in space.

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Solar System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The death of a large star by explosion

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Black Hole

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

• Main Sequence

• Supernova

• Black Hole