Life Cycle of a Star

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What are the clouds of gas and dust where stars are born called?

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Nebulas

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What will our sun become at the end of its life cycle?

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White dwarf

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What is the term for the explosion of a massive star at the end of its life?

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Supernova

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What process occurs in a star's core when hydrogen is converted into helium?

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Nuclear fusion

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What does a star with an average mass become after being a main sequence star?

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Red giant

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What is the main sequence phase of a star?

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The longest phase in a star's life cycle where it fuses hydrogen into helium.

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What is a neutron star?

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A dense remnant of a massive star that has undergone a supernova explosion.

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What is a black hole?

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A region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

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What is the life cycle of a star?

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The series of stages a star goes through from formation to death.

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What happens during the red giant phase?

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A star expands and cools after exhausting hydrogen in its core.