Life Cycle of Stars

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What is the final stage of a star's life cycle after it has become a Red Giant?

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White Dwarf

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What are the large clouds of gas and dust from which stars are formed called?

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Nebulae

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What is the term for a massive star that has begun to cool and expand?

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Red Supergiant

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What do we call stars that have exhausted their hydrogen fuel?

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Red Giants

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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What is the primary fuel that stars use for nuclear fusion?

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Hydrogen

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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

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Nuclear Fusion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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What is the name of the stage when a star is actively fusing hydrogen in its core?

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Main Sequence Star

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What happens to a star's core when it runs out of hydrogen?

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It collapses and can lead to the formation of a Red Giant or Supergiant.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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What is the term for the explosion that occurs at the end of a massive star's life cycle?

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Supernova

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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What is the remnant of a massive star after a supernova explosion?

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Neutron Star or Black Hole