Science Flashcards
(33 cards)
A graph that shows the relationship between magnitudes and temperature?
HR diagram
Any object orbiting of a planet
Satellite
An immense cloud of gas and dust in space
Nebula
System of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
Galaxy
New
Nova
National aeronautic and space administration
NASA
The center around which something rotates
Axis
The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
Solar system
Any celestial body visible as a point of light from earth
Star
Any of the celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
Planet
A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses
Supernova
An au refers to
Measurement of length
The arrangement of radiation, such as radio waves, visible light, gamma rays, x rays, uv Rays, infrared waves, and microwaves
Electromagnetic spectrum
The period of time that it takes for a planet to make a complete revolution around the sun
A year
The unlimited expanse in which everything is located
Space
The majority of most of the planets are made up of rock and metal
False
The most important purpose of the Sun, is the warmth that it provides
True
An orbit of the sun is the path that a planet takes
True
The rotation of a planet creates the length of a year
False
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun
True
To revolve means to travel in a circle around the sun
True
The sun is a star
True
The moons different looks
Phases
The phase of the moon during which the moon appears round and bright
Full moon
