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Quiz: Stars October 4,2017

I. Identification. Give the term or the phrase being described.
1. The total amount of energy emitted by a star, galaxy or other astronomical objects per unit time.
2. A plot of stars’ luminosity versus their respective surface temperature.
3. Gigantic gas clouds from which stars evolve.
4. A two-star system in which the two stars are gravitationally bound.
5. A group of stars which are gravitationally bound.
6. The brightest star in the sky, also known as the “Dog Star”.
7. The name of the North star used for navigation in ancient times.
8. The term for an explosion of a massive supergiant star.
9. Stellar remnant of a star like the sun when it sheds off its outer layer.
10. A gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.
11. The scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole.
12. The study of celestial objects and all other phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth.
13. A vast mass of gas from which a galaxy is thought to develop.
14. The thermal radiation left over from the time of recombination in Big Bang cosmology.
15. The prevailing theory regarding the origin of the universe.
16. A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
17. The color or shade of the hottest star.
18. The color or shade of the coolest star.
19. The remnant of a giant star that is made of neutrons.
20. The nuclear reaction fueling all stars.
21. The nuclear fuel of stars.
22. The process of forming elements heavier than hydrogen within the core of stars.
23. The equation that gives the relationship between the color of a star and its surface temperature.
24. The color of our star.
25. The closest star believed to harbor an earth-like planet.