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Chapter 8 Section 3
Vocabulary Chapter 8 Section 3
Vocabulary | Definition |
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pulsar | a neutron star that produces radio waves |
nebula | a large amount of gas and dust in space spread out in an immense volume |
protostar | a contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star's life |
white dwarf | the remaining hot core of a star after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space |
supernova | the explosion of a dying giant or supergiant star |
neutron star | a tiny star that remains after a super nova explosion |
black hole | the remains of an extremely massive star pulled into a small volume by the force of gravity |
quasar | a distant galaxy with a black hole at its center |