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15 Cards in this Set
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X-ray telescope |
telescope designed to detect sources of x-rays |
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Radio telescope |
instrument used to detect radio emission |
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black body |
opaque object that emits thermal radiation |
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Absolute Zero |
The lowest temperature that is theoretically possible on the kelvin scale |
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Albedo |
light or radiation that is reflected by a surface |
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Ozone |
a colorless unstable toxic gas |
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Plasma |
Form of matter many electrons wonder around freely among the nuclei of the atom |
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Ionsphere |
Layer of earths atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons |
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Luminosity |
the rate of emission of Radiation |
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Molecular cloud |
(space) Stellar clous |
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Main sequence star |
Any star forming hydrogen in its core |
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Supernova |
A star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophie explosion that ejects most of its mass |
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Neutron Star |
Closely packed neutron |
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Stellar black hole |
black hole formed by the gravitational collapse of a massive star |
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7 types of Electro Magnetic Radiation |
Gama rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, radio |
