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11 Cards in this Set
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Nebula
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A big ball of gas and dust the first stage of a star's life
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Protostar
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Second stage of a stars life; where gas and dust come together
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Main sequence star
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the stage where the star spends most of its life fusing hydrogen to create helium
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Red Giant
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when a small or medium mass star becomes after running out of hydrogen ; so it starts using helium to make lighter elements
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Red super giant
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what a massive star becomes after running out of hydrogen fuses elements up to iron
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Supernova
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what happens when a res super giant runs out of fuel ; the heat from the explosion creates the other elements
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neutron star
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final stages of a high mass star made up of mostly neutrons
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Black hole
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final stage of the most massive stars , explodes on itself and its gravity sucks everything near it
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Planetary nebula
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after a red giant grows to big elements drift off into space
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white dwarf
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the remains of a low or medium mass star
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Black dwarf
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when a white dwarfs runs out of fuel and dies
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