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| __________ is the cool, dark body that is the final stage in the life cycle of a low mass star. |
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| Our _________ is an example of "A Star of Medium Mass". |
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| A vast group of billions of stars that are held together by gravity is known as the ________. |
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| brightness, size, and temperature |
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| __________, __________, and __________ are some characteristices that stars have. |
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| A __________ is a unit of measurement representing the distance the light travels in one year. |
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| The temperature and __________ of a star are closely linked. |
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| The measure of a star's brightness as seen from Earth is its _________. |
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| The light we see coming from our Sun left there about _________ ago. |
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| A gigantic cluster of billions of stars that is home to our solar system is known as the __________. |
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| Stars with the coolest temperature shine with a ________ light. |
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| The surface of a __________ star is cooler than many smaller stars. |
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| The energy of a star is generated in the __________ of the star. |
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| birth, growth, development, middle age, old age, death |
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| The stages a star passes through from beginning to end. |
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| a dim star that forms from a collapsed red giant |
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| an enormous explosion of a giant star |
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| the dense remains of a massive star's core after a supernova explosion |
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| a huge cloud of gases and dust |
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| a dense, collapsed core with a very strong gravitational pull that forms when a very massive star becomes a supernova |
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| a dense pocket of matter that is the beginning of a star |
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| an expanded star, with cooling outer layers |
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| Everything in the ____ is moving away from each other. |
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| The ____ is made up of absolutely everything that exists. |
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| Stars produce energy by converting ____ to helium. |
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| The ____ magnitude of a star is its actual brightness. |
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| A very massive star might end its life as a ____. |
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