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    The document discusses the life cycle of stars from their birth in nebulae as protostars through their main sequence phase fueled by hydrogen fusion. It describes how small stars end as white dwarfs and black dwarfs, while large stars may explode as supernovae or collapse into black holes. Key phases discussed include the main sequence, red giant, and red supergiant phases.

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    The document discusses the life cycle of stars from their birth in nebulae as protostars through their main sequence phase fueled by hydrogen fusion. It describes how small stars end as white dwarfs and black dwarfs, while large stars may explode as supernovae or collapse into black holes. Key phases discussed include the main sequence, red giant, and red supergiant phases.

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    Life Cycle of Stars

    Quiz Review
    11.5.15

    What is a large cloud of gas and dust


    that is known as the birthplace of
    stars?

    Nebula

    What is the phase of a star before


    nuclear fusion has started?

    Protostar

    What are the two main gasses that


    make up our sun and most other
    stars as well?

    Hydrogen and Helium

    What is the star phase where nuclear


    fusion has begun?

    Main sequence

    What two forces must be balanced


    for a star to achieve hydrostatic
    equilibrium?

    Gravity and pressure from Fusion

    What element is being fused in the


    core of our sun right now?

    Hydrogen fused into helium

    How much longer is our sun expected


    to remain on the main sequence?

    5 billion years

    What would you expect the life span


    of a star 3 times the size of our sun
    to be?
    A. The same as our sun
    B. Much longer than our sun
    C. Much shorter than our sun

    Why does a star initially contract


    when it uses up all its hydrogen fuel
    in the core?

    Gravity wins

    What phase of life does a small star


    enter upon using up all its hydrogen
    fuel in the core?

    Red Giant

    What phase of life does a large star


    enter upon using up of its hydrogen
    fuel in the core?

    Red Supergiant

    What phase of life is the cooling off


    phase of the leftover core after the
    red giant phase of a small star?

    White Dwarf

    What is the final phase of the life


    cycle of a small star?

    Black Dwarf

    Why do scientists think that we have


    not seen any black dwarfs in the
    universe yet?

    Universe isnt old enough

    What is the name of the explosion


    that occurs when large stars shed
    their outer layers after the red super
    giant phase?

    Supernova

    The largest stars in the universe will


    end their lives as what?

    Black Holes

    A star that rotates extremely rapidly


    and emits a regular pulse of energy
    is called what?

    Pulsar (type of neutron star)

    What is a binary star system?

    Two stars orbiting each other

    What is the most common type of


    galaxy?

    Elliptical

    What type of galaxy is the Milky


    Way?

    Spiral

    What is called when wavelength


    changes when an object is moving
    towards or away from you?

    Doppler Effect

    What planet has gullies and


    streamlike channels that point to the
    possibility of liquid water?

    Mars

    What unit is used the measure the


    distances in the solar system?

    Astronomical Units

    What unit is usually used to measure


    the distance between stars?

    Light years

    According to the Ptolemeic system of


    the universe, what was at the
    center?

    Earth

    What force is responsible for the


    formation of stars?

    Gravity

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