Life Cycle of Stars

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What color are the hottest stars?

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Blue

Front

What element must be fused to form a Red Giant when a star runs out of hydrogen?

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Helium

Front

What are the biggest, most massive stars in the universe called?

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Red supergiants

Front

During which phase does the core of a massive star have so much gravity that even light can’t escape?

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Black hole

Front

What is a big cloud of dust and gas where all stars begin their life cycle called?

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Nebula

Front

What is the life cycle stage of a star after it has exhausted its hydrogen fuel?

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Red Giant

Front

What is the final stage of a low to medium mass star's life cycle?

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White Dwarf

Front

What phenomenon occurs when a massive star explodes at the end of its life cycle?

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Supernova

Front

What is the term for the process by which stars generate energy through nuclear fusion?

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Nuclear Fusion

Front

What is the name of the stage in a star's life cycle where it is stable and fusing hydrogen into helium?

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Main Sequence