Stars Vocabulary
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Life Cycle of a Star
By Oliver Smith
Life as we know it wouldn’t exist without the Sun. This ball of gas emits huge amounts of radiation that has sustained life on Earth for millions of years, and it is categorized as a star. The following activities will introduce students to the cycles of main sequence and massive stars as well as nuclear fusion reactions.
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Stars Vocabulary
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- DENSITY
- High Density
- Low Density
- FUSION
- STAR
- A measure of the mass per unit density.
- A nuclear reaction where two lighter nuclei are joined together, creating a heavier nucleus and releasing energy.
- A star is a large sphere in space that is luminous and releases energy due to nuclear fusion. Our sun is a star.
- NEBULA
- Stars Vocabulary
- HYDROGEN
- A nebula is an interstellar cloud of gust and gas.
- Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table, consisting of one proton and one electron. Hydrogen is the main nuclear fuel of stars.
Image Attributions
- Hubble Snaps Sharp Image Of Cosmic Concoction - NASA Goddard Photo and Video - (License Attribution )
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