Thematic Vocabulary: Astronomy

Thematic Vocabulary: Astronomy – Part 2

Words in this exercise:

 

Word  Meaning 
Albedo   the reflective power of a surface
Apastron  The point at which an object is farthest away from the centre of mass of the star it is orbiting.
Azimuth  direction of a celestial body from the observer
Black Hole an area of immense gravity in space
Catena 
a line of craters along the surface of an astronomical body
Constellation a group of stars that forms a pattern
Cosmology theory of the origin of the universe
Galaxy   any of the large systems of stars
Luminosity the intrinsic brightness of an object
Nova
star that is unexpectedly bright temporarily
Observatory  building for studying stars and planets
Photosphere  the lowest layer of the solar atmosphere
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