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Title: Astronomy Book Vocabulary

Description: Chapter 4/Section 3

Total Flash Cards: 7

Created: 12/09/2008 06:37:39

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Term
nebula
 Definition
a large cloud of gas and dust in space, spread out in an immense volume
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protostar
 Definition
a contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
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white dwarf
 Definition
the blue-white hot core of a star that is left behind after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space
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supernova
 Definition
the brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star
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neutron star
 Definition
the small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
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pulsar
 Definition
a rapidly spinning neutron star that produces radio waves
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black hole
 Definition
an object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape