Nebula Crash Course Interactive Video

How do Nebulae form?

• From the deaths of stars

• From planetary explosions

• From gas condensing around a planet

• From a galaxy explosion

What is a Nebula?

• Large clouds of gas

• A small galaxy

• A large star

• Large chunks of asteroids

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

How does a star create a Nebula? (Choose 2)

• Massive stars explode, releasing large clouds of gas.

• Small stars shed their outer cores, creating large gas clouds around a white dwarf.

• Stars attract large gas clouds with their gravity.

• Stars cause gas to condense, creating smaller planets.

What are 2 different categories of Nebulae?

• Emission Nebulae

• Exhaust Nebulae

• Reflection Nebulae

• Dust Cloud Nebulae

Why are proto-planetary discs so dark?

• The star(s) inside them absorb(s) all the light.

• They're made of dark matter.

• They're shadows made by a nebula.

What are the "Pillars of Creation"?

• Parts of the Eagle Nebula with active star formations

• Large protoplanetary discs

• A small group of asteroids that looks like a hand

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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