Ch 25 Stars and Galaxies

the lowest layer of the Sun's atmosphere

• galaxy

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

form when the cores of very massive stars collapse to a point

• galaxy

• nebula

• sunspot

• black hole

a pattern of stars in the night sky

• galaxy

• constellation

• white dwarf

• sunspot

the measure of the amount of a star's light received from the Sun

• apparent magnitude

• sunspot

• nebula

• photosphere

a large cloud of dust and gas

• nebula

• galaxy

• photosphere

• white dwarf

late stage in the life of a low-mass main-sequence star

• galaxy

• white dwarf

• constellation

• black hole

a large group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

• constellation

• nebula

• galaxy

• apparent magnitude

areas on the Sun that are cooler and darker

• black hole

• apparent magnitude

• white dwarf

• sunspot

the largest outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

• absolute magnitude

• neutron star

measures the distance light has traveled in a year

• absolute magnitude

• light year

• supergiant

• Big Bang Theory