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Vocabulary Chapter 8 Section 3

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