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Topic 12: Lesson 3 Stars
Question | Answer |
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large cloud of gas and dust containing an immense volume of material | nebula |
a contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star | protostar |
the blue-white hot core of a star that is left behind after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space | white dwarf |
the brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star | supernova |
the brightness of a star as seen from Earth | apparent brightness |
the brightness a star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth | absolute brightness |
to study or examine something carefully so one can break it down to its components (parts) | analyze |