Science 9 Practice for Stars
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10 Terms
Nebula
Birth place of a star
Nuclear Fusion
The process of which hydrogen in made into helium
Supernova
The cosmic explosion which occurs as the red supergiant blows due to no more fusion possible because Fe can’t be fused.
Red Giant
A star that was high mass, high luminosity, yet rather cold
Red supergiant
After the star starts to burn materials faster and faster it keeps growing soon to its maximum extent,
Black Hole
A giant circle of high gravity that absorbs anything near it. This is also one thing that happens to a star after its supernova.
Neutron Star
A high luminosity star the size of a city with immense mass.
Main sequence
The longest part of a stars life lasting from 10s of billions to 10s of millions depending on the mass.
Protostar
When gas in the nebula is pulled by gas together, heating it up.
Planetary nebula
Star sheds its outer layer.