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Chapter 8 Section 3
Vocabulary Chapter 8 Section 3
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| pulsar | a neutron star that produces radio waves |
| nebula | a large amount of gas and dust in space spread out in an immense volume |
| protostar | a contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star's life |
| white dwarf | the remaining hot core of a star after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space |
| supernova | the explosion of a dying giant or supergiant star |
| neutron star | a tiny star that remains after a super nova explosion |
| black hole | the remains of an extremely massive star pulled into a small volume by the force of gravity |
| quasar | a distant galaxy with a black hole at its center |