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Astronomy Quiz #1

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blue star   High mass star that is very hot  
nebula   Large cloud of dust and gases; beginning stage of all stars  
supernova   An exploding star; shines very brightly  
red giant   An older, larger, and cooler star  
yellow star   Average mass star, like our sun  
black dwarf   Last stage of an average mass star; the star has used all its energy and has stopped glowing  
neutron star   The remains of an exploding star; very small and dense  
black hole   Region in space from the collapse of a massive star; has very strong gravity and no light escapes  
"A star is born"   When contracting cloud of gases become so hot, nuclear fusion starts; producing heat and light  
white dwarf   After an older star has expanded and collapsed, what remains is a smaller star that glows faintly  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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