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Astronomy Basics
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1. A system of galaxies containing from several to thousands of member galaxies
heliocentric
refracting telescope
galaxy cluster
wavelength
2. A faint star of enormous density
geocentric
white dwarf
red dwarf
evolution
3. The theory that states that gravity will over come the expansion of the universe and bring everything together in an implosion
irregular galaxy
milky way galaxy
accretion
the big crunch
4. An elongated circle - or oval shape - the shape of the planets orbit
wavelength
apparent magnitude
local group
ellipse
5. A large cloud of dust and gas that can break apart into smaller pieces and form stars
Oort Cloud
nebula
planet
red shift
6. The most distant point in the orbit of the moon
Claudius Ptolemy
galaxy cluster
meteor
apogee
7. A large cloud of dust and gas that can break apart into smaller pieces and form stars
protostar
evolution
nebula
photon
8. Every object in the universe was attracted to every other object w/ a force that is directly proportional to the masses and proportional to distance between them
chromatic abberation
Galileo Galilei
universal gravitation
constellation
9. Planet with a solid - rocky crust; more dense; Inner planet. Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars
terrestrial planet
Hubble Space Telescope
refracting telescope
big bang theory
10. An enormously bright - distant galaxy with a giant black hole at its center
nebula
electromagnetic spectrum
quasar
Galileo Galilei
11. A particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy
photon
spiral galaxy
planet
cepheid variable
12. An immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
nebula
meteroid
astronomical unit (AU)
milky way galaxy
13. The apparent westward motion of the planets with respect to the stars
pulsar
aphelion
red shift
retrograde motion
14. The farther away a galaxy is - the faster it is moving away
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15. A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
geocentric
apparent magnitude
nova
main-sequence star
16. The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
supergiant
precession
white dwarf
red giant
17. A star that expands and cools once it runs out of hydrogen fuel
lunar eclipse
red giant
Halley's Comet
Galileo Galilei
18. The decrease in wavelength of light due to an object moving away from the oberver
Tycho Brahe
light-year
blue shift
aphelion
19. Massive clouds of dust and gases where stars are born
nebulae
phases of the moon
light-year
spectroscopy
20. Stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
constellation
meteorite
white dwarf
radio telescope
21. The most distant point in the orbit of the moon
moon
apogee
electromagnetic spectrum
meteor
22. A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
apparent magnitude
galaxy
constellation
red shift
23. A rapidly spinning neutron star that produces radio waves
meteroid
heliocentric
big bang theory
pulsar
24. The name of our galaxy - a spiral galaxy that contains about 400 billion stars
supergiant
meteroid
milky way galaxy
cepheid variable
25. The study of the universe
astronomy
Johannes Kepler
solar eclipse
chromatic abberation
26. A particle of electromagnetic radiation having zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy
black hole
retrograde motion
radio telescope
photon
27. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
asteroid
irregular galaxy
astronomical unit (AU)
apparent magnitude
28. Change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
element
evolution
neutron star
doppler effect
29. A rapidly spinning neutron star that produces radio waves
Johannes Kepler
local group
pulsar
absorption spectrum
30. The theory that states that gravity will over come the expansion of the universe and bring everything together in an implosion
the big crunch
red giant
black hole
planetesimal
31. The small - dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
neutron star
planetesimal
Johannes Kepler
geocentric
32. The distance between crests of waves - such as those of the electromagnetic spectrum
universal gravitation
wavelength
galaxy
Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram
33. Large group of stars - dust - and gas held together by gravity; can be elliptical - spiral - or irregular
equinox
apparent magnitude
red giant
galaxy
34. The spinning of Earth on its axis
nova
white dwarf
rotation
nebulae
35. Point in orbit that is closest to the sun - planet moves faster
perhelion
white dwarf
Nicolaus Copernicus
neutron star
36. English mathematician and physicist - discovered the law of universal gravitation
Sir Isaac Newton
apparent magnitude
comet
blue shift
37. A measure of the amount of light that a star actually emits
absolute magnitude
pulsar
geocentric
red shift
38. The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
light-year
precession
meteroid
phases of the moon
39. The increase in wavelength of light due to an object moving away from the observer
nebulae
meteorite
red shift
spiral galaxy
40. Any natural satellite of a planet
meteroid
element
photon
moon
41. Space object made of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water - methane - and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the Sun
comet
precession
universal gravitation
solstace
42. A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
planet
coma
emission spectrum
red shift
43. Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source
continuous spectrum
the big crunch
emission spectrum
black hole
44. Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
phases of the moon
perhelion
galaxy
element
45. A telescope that uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light
solstace
irregular galaxy
reflecting telescope
planetesimal
46. Varying amounts of the lighted moon as seen from earth
spiral galaxy
phases of the moon
black hole
parallax
47. The study of the spectra of stars by analyzing the spectral properties of the light they give off
meteroid
perhelion
parallax
spectroscopy
48. The apparent westward motion of the planets with respect to the stars
solar eclipse
Nicolaus Copernicus
retrograde motion
local group
49. English mathematician and physicist - discovered the law of universal gravitation
irregular galaxy
protostar
Sir Isaac Newton
accretion
50. Optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece
Hubble Space Telescope
cepheid variable
Hubble's law
refracting telescope