Life Cycles of Stars

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Law of Universal Gravitation

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everything in the universe with mass pulls on everything else with mass

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

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Gravity

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a force that pulls things with mass toward each other.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

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Star

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 a big ball of gas in space that makes its own energy and light

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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Nuclear fusion

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two light atoms join to make a heavier one.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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Low-Mass Stars

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a small star that burns its fuel slowly and lives for a very long time

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high mass star

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a big, bright star that burns its fuel quickly and doesn't live as long as smaller stars

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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nebula

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big cloud of gas and dust in space where stars form

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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main sequence

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the middle part of a star's life when it's stable

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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giant star

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a star that's bigger and cooler than average

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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planetary nebula

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a cloud of gas and dust made by a dying average-sized star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3