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unit 3 study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is gravity | a force that attracts object towards each other center |
| what is the age of the universe | 13.8 billion year old |
| what does Ba means | billion |
| what does Ma means | million |
| The HR diagram can show you | a star size, stage of life, temperature and more |
| is a blue star hot or cold | hot |
| star are mostly made out of | hydrosen and helium |
| stars are balls of | plasma |
| ionization means | that atom are so energetic that electron are ripped off |
| stars perform_________ to generate energy | nuclear fusion |
| nuclear fusion is | the joining two or more nuclei together to form a single new atom |
| star can only create up to______ during nuclear fusion | Iron |
| an element is determined by | the number of protons in an atom nucleus |
| a star is truly a star when | it can fuse hydrogen into helium |
| how does a ball of gas get hot enough to begin nuclear fusion | the pull of the gravity |