31.1 & 31.2

Question 1

constellation

Answer 1

stars by ancient cultures remain today

Question 2

radio telescope

Answer 2

collects and amplifies radio waves.

Question 3

spectroscope

Answer 3

uses a prism or diffraction grating to separate light into its component wavelengths

Question 4

nebula

Answer 4

stars form from a large cloud of gas, ice, and dust

Question 5

main sequence

Answer 5

broad band of stars from the hot bright stars in the upper left corner of the diagram.

Question 6

giant stars

Answer 6

as equilibrium ends the stars core contracts the temperature increases and the star en voles into a giant star

Question 7

white dwarf

Answer 7

forms as the core of a giant star no longer supports fusion

Question 8

black hole

Answer 8

an area in space that is so dense that nothing can escape its pull of gravity

Question 9

photo sphere

Answer 9

layer of the sun that emits light into space

Question 10

sunspots

Answer 10

dark cool areas in the photo sphere

Question 11

light year

Answer 11

the distance light travels in one year

Question 12

supernovas

Answer 12

energy is absorbed and the star an no longer support itself

Question 13

giant

Answer 13

superhuman size