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How is a star formed?

A

From a cloud if gas and dust called a nebula fusing together

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What does Hydrogen nuclei fuse to make

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Helium

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3
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What is the stable period of a star?

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Main Sequencs

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4
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What happens when hydrogen fuel runs out?

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The star of expands to form a red giant

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What happens when a red giant runs out of helium?

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It becomes a hit white dwarf

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What is formed after the white dwarf?

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Once the white dwarf cools the black dwarf is formed

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What is a supernova?

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When the largest suns explode and produces elements heavier than iron

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What is a black hole?

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What the supernova leaves behind

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What evidence is there for the Universe expanding?

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Light from distance galaxies is being red shifted meaning that the further away a galaxy is the faster it is moving away from us

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10
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What evidence is there for the Big Bang Theory?

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Observing red-shift in distant galaxies

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