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CSET Astronomy
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1. The surface of the Sun - which is close to 6000 degrees Celsius

2. The longest day of the season because the northern hemisphere is pointed directly at the sun

3. Clouds of gas and dust that form stars

4. The idea that the universe appeared without a beginning

5. The dark spots on the moons

6. Galaxies that are shaped like discs and contain middle aged stars and a moderate amount of gas and dust

7. Objects moving farther from the Earth have a longer wavelength

8. Small gas giant with gray rings and 25 moons on it

9. Planets that are made from hunks of rock like Earth

10. A region that is so dense that it will trap stuff in it forever. It is started either by the death of a large star or when millions of matter clump together

11. A baby star

12. Clumps of ice and dust that orbit the sun

13. Also known as the dwarf planet and was demoted from being an official planet in 2002

14. Has 200 to 400 billion stars in its galaxy - including the Sun

15. The inside of the Sun - which is 14 million degrees Celsius

16. Phenomenon when the moon passes over the sun and the earth

17. Gigantic gas giant that has large rings and 45 moons orbiting it

18. Result of a collapsed star or collapsed group of stars that light cannot escape

19. Red planet that has a lot of iron on it and has the tallest mountain in the solar system: the Olympus Mons

20. The largest planet that is also a gas giant and has a permanent storm on its surface known as the Big Red Spot

21. The way that the earth is split in 24 ways which run north - south because the earth spins at 15 degrees per hour

22. The arm that the Earth is a part of

23. Neutron stars that spin rapidly and release radio waves

24. Form of galaxy that looks like a spiral with a bulge n the middle; like the Milky Way

25. Enormous jets of gas that shoot out of thes un