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8th- Stars Quiz

TermDefinition
nebula a cloud of gas and dust that can come together to form a star
protostar a newborn star; the first stage of a star's life
main sequence star an average star that fuses hydrogen into helium; the least massive of all of the life cycles of a star
red giant a star whose core expands and gets hotter
white dwarf the core of a red giant that is left and cools when the outer layers are shed
black dwarf a cooled off white dwarf that does not emit visible light; the end of a main sequence star's life cycle (our Sun)
giant star a star 10 to 100 times more massive than a main sequence star
supergiant star a star more than 100 times more massive that a main sequence star
red supergiant star the star that results from the expansion and heating up of a supergiant star
supernova the explosion of a star's outer layers as it begins to die
neutron star a massive, incredibly dense star a the end of a giant star's life
pulsar a neutron star that spins and releases pulses of radio waves
black hole the end of a supergiant star's life; an incredibly dense star that has collapsed on itself and has the ability to bend and suck in light
brown dwarf a failed star that is not massive enough to sustain fusion
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