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Stars vocabulary
All star terms for quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nebula | A cloud of dust and has in space |
| Protostar | Begins to form out of a nebula |
| Main sequence stars | A star that is fusing hydrogen and helium, often called the adult form of a star |
| Red giant | Star that uses up its supply of hydrogen out its core expands |
| Planetary nebula | As a red giant expands it is no longer able to hold onto its outer layer gas the expanding layer of gas is called this. |
| White dwarf | The hot and dense core of a star is called this. It's very hot, up to 100,000 degrees celsius. |
| Black dwarf | White dwarf that has cooled off |
| Supergiant | Masses 10 or more times the sun. Luminosities form 30,000 to a million times more then the sun |
| Supernova | An explosion that rips a star apart near the end of its life |