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Nuclear fusion combines
hydrogen atoms into ____.
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Helium
The source of the sun’s
energy is ____.
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Nuclear Fusion
In average sized stars,
elements are fused
down to ____ on the
periodic table.
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Iron
Elements heavier than
iron can only form
when massive stars go
________.
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Supernova
What element begins
nuclear fusion in a
protostar?
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Hydrogen
Where are stars born?
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Nebula
What are newly
formed stars
called?
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Protostars
What are adult stars
called?
3 PT
Main sequence
stars
What are middle aged
stars called?
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Red giants
What will our star
eventually become
when it dies?
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Black dwarf
What is the name of
our galaxy?
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Milky Way
What is the
name of the
galaxies that
have no definite
shape?
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Irregular
What are the galaxies
called that are
spherical or football
shaped?
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elliptical
What are the galaxies
called that are shaped
like pinwheels?
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spiral
Who developed the
tuning fork diagram
of galaxy evolution?
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Hubble
What layer of the sun
produces the energy?
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Core
What layer of the
sun is the
outermost one?
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Corona
What layer of the sun
produces the light we
see?
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photosphere
What layer of
the sun
produces the
color that we
see?
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chromosphere
What are the dark
areas on the surface of
the sun called?
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sunspots
Sunspots
occur in
cycles of how
many years?
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What two things
does the HR
diagram relate?
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Temperature
and
luminosity
On the HR diagram,
do stars get brighter
as you go up the scale
or as you go down?
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down
What are the objects
whose gravity is so
large that nothing can
escape?
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Black
holes
When light gets pulled
into a black hole, it gives
off _________.
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X-rays