Stellar Evolution

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What is fusion?

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The process of merging atoms together to create energy.

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What is a red giant?

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It is what happens when a star begins fusing helium into carbon.

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What color of star is the hottest?

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Blue

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What is a protostar?

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A contracting mass of gas which represents an early stage in the formation of a star.

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A small White Dwarf has a diameter similar to:

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The Earth.

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What is a supernova?

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A powerful explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life cycle.

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What is a neutron star?

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A dense remnant of a supernova, primarily composed of neutrons.

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What is the main sequence?

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A continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness.

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What is a black hole?

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

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What is the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?

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A scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between the stars' absolute magnitudes or luminosities versus their stellar classifications or effective temperatures.