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Masters of Universe-Stars & Galaxies

Review of Vocabulary Terms associated with stars and galaxies

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GALAXY, GROUP OF STARS, GAS, AND DUST
BIG BANG, THEORY THAT UNIVERSE BEGAN WITH EXPLOSION AND EXPANSION
NEBULA, BEGINNING OF A STAR
LIGHT YEARDISTANCE LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE YEAR
Main SequenceStage of 90% of stars (BIRTH TO MIDDLE AGED STARS)
Neutron Star, dense core of a collapsed super nova
White Dwarf, STAR WHERE HELIUM IS USED UP AND CORE SHRINKS
Doppler Shift, LIGHT SPECTRUM SHOW BLUE (MOVING TOWARD) OR RED SHIFT (MOVING AWAY)
Sun, OUR STAR
Super Nova, MASSIVE STAR THAT HAS VIOLENT EXPLOSION
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, TOOL USED CLASSIFY STARS
Asteroid, PIECE OF ROCK FLOATIN IN SPACE
Comet, a space object made of dust, rock, ice, and gases (forms a brignt coma or tail)
Irregular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy


8th grade Science Teacher
Del Valle Middle School
TX

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