Stars Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Absolute magnitude | Measure of the amount of light a star actually gives off |
| Black hole | Object in space that is so dense that nothing, including light can escape its gravity field |
| Distance | Light years are used to measure _____. |
| Fusion | Reaction in which the nuclei of two atoms fuse to create a new element and energy is released |
| Hydrogen | First element that fuse when a star forms |
| Nebula | Large cloud of gas and dust, in which stars form |
| Main Sequence Star | Category of stars that includes 90% of all stars, including our sun |
| Star | Giant ball of hot, glowing gas |
| White dwarf | Stage in the life of a star in which the core contracts after all the helium has used up and the outer layers escape into space. |
| Neutron star | Star that contain only neutrons in its core that is produced after the core of a supernova collapses |
| Giant | A star whose surface layers have expanded and cooled after all of the hydrogen is used up and starts burning helium |
| Helium | Fuel burned by giant stars after hydrogen |
| Carbon | Fuel burned by white dwarf stars following helium |
| Accretion | Process that adds atoms to the core of a forming star |
| Small | _____ stars live longer. |
| HRdiagram | Chart that shows the relationship between brightness and temperatures of stars |
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