Lifecycle of Stars
Cards (24)
- What is the life cycle of a star?
- What are the forces acting within a star and their effects?
- What do scientists call a cloud of dust and gas where stars begin their life?
- What causes a cloud of dust and gas to collapse into a star?
- What happens to the temperature as particles in a collapsing nebula move faster?
- What is the early stage of a star called?
- What process occurs when hydrogen nuclei join together to form helium nuclei?
- What type of star is formed when nuclear fusion occurs?
- What does nuclear fusion release that is significant for stars?
- What happens when the hydrogen in a star begins to run out?
- What occurs as a result of the star collapsing inwards?
- What do helium nuclei fuse together to create?
- What does a star become after it expands into a red giant?
- What happens to a white dwarf over time?
- What is the final stage of a white dwarf's lifecycle?
- What happens to stars much bigger than the Sun after they run out of hydrogen?
- What do helium nuclei fuse together to produce in red supergiants?
- What is the maximum element that nuclear fusion can produce?
- What is the name of the explosion that occurs when a red supergiant stops nuclear fusion?
- What is produced during a supernova that is significant for the universe?
- What happens to the elements produced in a supernova?
- What can the remains of a star form after a supernova?
- What is a neutron star composed of?
- What is a black hole characterized by?