Earth Science Unit 1 Vocab Flashcard

A massive and remote object that emits large amounts of energy.

A system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravitational attraction.

A rapidly rotating neutron star that emits regular pulses of radio waves.

A series of star types that most stars belong to, represented on the H-R diagram.

The apparent shift in an object when viewed from different positions.

A dense stellar remnant composed mostly of neutrons, formed after a supernova.

A region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.

The distance that light travels in one year, used to measure astronomical distances.

The measure of the intrinsic brightness of a celestial object, regardless of its distance from Earth.

A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the night sky.