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Stars in the Universe
Module AChapter 1Grade 6
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Scientists measure the distance to stars in…
• light-years
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Light travels from the sun to Earth in about…
• 8 minutes
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The hottest stars are…
• blue
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The sun is a…
• mid-life star• & is the closest
star to Earth
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Stars are found in groups called…
• galaxies
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Elliptical Galaxy
• Shaped like sphere that is stretched out at ends
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Spiral Galaxy
• Sweeping arms extending from a densely packed center
• The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy
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Irregular Galaxy
• Contains many young stars
• Generally the smallest of the 3 galaxies
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Earth is a planet in our solar system. The solar system is on one of arms of a spiral galaxy called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is
in a group of galaxies called the Local Group. This group is part of the universe.
Earth
Solar System
Local Group
Universe
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Stars begin to form when…
• hydrogen & dust are pulled into a ball by gravity
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• The energy inside a star that results in visible light is produced by..
• nuclear fusion
• Two atoms fuse together by the process of…
• nuclear fusion
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Just before it dies, a massive star turns into a…
• supernova
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Clouds of gas & swirling dust in spaces between
stars are…
• nebulas
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Concept Mapgravity/pressure
collapse
explosion
nebula
nuclear fusion
red giant
supernova
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This page was copied from Nick Strobel's Astronomy Notes. Go to his site at www.astronomynotes.com for the updated and corrected version.