Star Search 3rd

Sheila B.
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  1. light year
    the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  2. sunspot
    a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  3. nebula
    an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  4. asteroid
    a small celestial body composed of rock and metal
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  5. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  6. constellation
    a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  7. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  8. astronomer
    a physicist who studies celestial bodies and the universe
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  9. comet
    a small frozen mass that travels around the sun
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  10. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  11. cluster
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  12. dwarf
    a person who is markedly small
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  13. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  14. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  15. star
    a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  16. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  17. sun
    the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  18. field
    extensive tract of level open land
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  19. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  20. light
    electromagnetic radiation that can produce visual sensation
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
  21. year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
    asteroid
    constellation
    astronomer
    dwarf planet
    comet
    galaxy
    solar system
    star field
    star
    sun
    star cluster
    sunspots
    gas
    nebula
    light year
    planet
    magnitude
    plutoid
Created on Tue Jul 24 14:27:14 EDT 2012

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