Physics star

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  • Created on: 27-04-15 10:38
An object in space that has so much mass that nothing, not even light, can escape from its gravitational field.
Black Hole
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A star that has collapsed from the red giant stage to become much hotter and denser than it was.
White Dwarf
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The highly compressed core of a massive star that remains after a supernova explosion.
Neutron Star
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A star that has a much greater mass than the Sun.
Red Giant Star
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A star that has expanded and cooled, resulting in it becoming red and much larger and cooler than it was before it expanded.
Red Giant
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The concentration of dust clouds and gas in space that forms a star.
Molecular
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The explosion of a massive star after fusion in its core ceases and the matter surrounding its core collapses on to the core and rebounds.
Supernova
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Card 2

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A star that has collapsed from the red giant stage to become much hotter and denser than it was.

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White Dwarf

Card 3

Front

The highly compressed core of a massive star that remains after a supernova explosion.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

A star that has a much greater mass than the Sun.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A star that has expanded and cooled, resulting in it becoming red and much larger and cooler than it was before it expanded.

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Preview of the front of card 5
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