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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the heaviest element made in a normal star?
a)silicon b)iron c)platinum Xd)carbon e)none of these |
XD
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The more mass a star has the...
a)more luminous B)the shorter the lifespan XC)the bigger D)all of these |
XC
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The process that stars use to make heavy elements is called...
Xa)fission b)fusion c)electrolysis d)alchemy e)none of these |
XA
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The H-R Diagram shows us the relationship between _______and _______.
a)temperature, color b)mass, size c)mass, luminosity Xd)luminosity, magnitude e)none |
XD
e)surface temperature and luminocity |
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Cosmic rays can be
Xa)high energy b)positrons c)protons d)helium nuclei e)all of these |
XA
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Variable stars are variable in
a)location Xb)mass c)color d)luminosity |
XB
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supernova
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an explosion that occus at the death of a large star
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red giant
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large cool star, high luminosity
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emission nebula
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gives off light by using UV light from other stars
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reflection nebula
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scatters starlight
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planetary nebula
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a shell of gas ejected from a dying star
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supernova remnant
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contains heavy elements caused by massive star
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