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Chapter 4 Science
Lesson 4 Lives of Stars
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nebula | a large cloud of gas and dust in space |
| Protostar | a contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star |
| White Dwarf | the blue-white hot core of a star that is left behind after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space |
| Supernova | the brilliant explosion of a dying super giant star |
| Neutron Star | the small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova |
| Pulsar | a rapidly spinning neutron star that produces radio waves |
| Black Hole | an object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape |