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Star Cycle Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Forms when gravity causes parts of nebulas to come together into a dense ball | protostar |
| The star begins to die as it uses helium or hydrogen in the core as fuel. This causes the star to become really big. | Red Giant |
| The star begins to form in a huge, cool dark cloud of gasses and dust. | nebula |
| Small dense core that is left over at the end of a star’s life | white dwarf |
| This star produces heat and light through fusion. | main sequence star |
| the core of the supergiant continues to heat up and then explodes in the most violent explosion in the universe | supernova |
| if a black hole doesn't form, this type of small, dense star is created | neutron star |
| List the order of the star cycle of a regular sized star | nebula, protostar, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf |
| What two gasses are stars mainly made out of? | hydrogen and helium |
| What is bigger: stars or planets? | stars |
| What is a star's energy from fusion transformed into | electromagnetic energy |
| What two instruments help us learn more about stars? | satellites and telescopes |
| What process smashes atoms together on stars? | fusion |