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explain the lifecycle of a small star
nebula, protostar, main sequence star, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
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explain the lifecycle of a massive star
nebula, protostar, main sequence star, red super giant, supernova, neutron star
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explain the lifecycle of a really massive star
nebula, protostar, main sequence star, red super giant, supernova, neutron star, black hole
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what type of star is the sun
a small star
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what is a nebula
a cloud of dust and gas
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how is a protostar formed
gravity pulls dust and gas together and temperature starts to rise
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why is a main sequence star stable
the outward pressure from nuclear fusion is in equillibrium with the gravity pulling it inwards
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what causes a red giant to emerge
the hydrogen runs out and the outer part of the star begins to cool so turns red whilst the core forms heavier elements
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how is a white dwarf formed
the red giant ejects the outer layer of dust and gas to leave a hot core behind
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what creates a black dwarf
a white dwarf cools down and emits less energy
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how is a supernova made
more fusion occurs in a red super giant which causes it to heat more and explode
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how are elements heavier than iron made
by supernovas that eject the new elements into the universe to form new planets and stars
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how is a neutron star made
a supernova throws the outer layer of dust and gas into space, leaving a dense core behind
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how is a black hole formed
a neutron star is so dense that it forms a black hole
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what is the centre of our solar system
the sun
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what four things are included other than the sun in our solar system
planets, dwarf planets, moons and artificial satellites
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what is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet
a planet has a gravity strong enough to have pulled in any nearby objects, dwarf planets are too small to do this.
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what shape do objects orbit in
an elliptical
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what are objects that are orbiting constantly doing
increasing in acceleration and velocity
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where does the force acting on an orbiting object go towards and what is the name of this type of force
it acts towards the centre of the circle and is centripetal force
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the stronger the centripetal force...
the faster the object needs to travel
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the further away an object is from the centripetal force...
the slower it travels
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what is the universe always doing
expanding
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what has increased from other galaxies
the wavelength of light
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what is red-shift
when wavelengths of light increase so much they fall closer to the red end of the spectrum
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would more distant galaxies have greater or lesser red-shift than nearer ones
greater
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what is seen when a galaxy is moving towards us
blue-shift, the wavelengths become shorter
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what theories are there about the future expansion of our universe
it will shrink again, it will continue to expand at the same rate, it will stop expanding or it will expand faster
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what has been observed recently about the expansion of our universe
it is getting faster
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what is dark matter
an unknown substance that holds galaxies together
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what is dark energy
what is thought to be responsible for the accelerated expansion of the universe
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