Universe Flashcards
Star
Are huge spheres of very hot gas that emit light and other radiation.
Light-year
Is the distance that light travels in one year or 9.5x1015m.
Red giant
The star is red because its surface is cooler, but the core is hot enough to convert helium into carbon and oxygen.
White dwarf
No longer fuse elements ,so they slowly cool.star with a mass of 1.4solar masses or smaller will have a similar life cycle. Most stars in our galaxy will end as white dwarfs.
Supernova
Type 1 supernova occurs when a white dwarf in a binary system (a system composed of two stars) collects enough mass from its companion to exceed 1.4solar masses.
Black hole
If the leftover core has a mass that is greater than three solar masses, it will collapse to form an even stranger object a wormhole, which consists of matter so massive and compressed that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravity.