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  • The star’s outer layers of gas expand into space forming a _____ which is often the shape of a ring or bubble.
    Nebula
  • This star is the core of a massive star and is an incredibly dense star , made mostly of neutrons, and is very small but heavy.
    Neutron star
  • _____sequence stars are the LONGEST phase of a star’s cycle. It is any star that has a hot, dense core which fuses ____ into helium to produce energy .
    Main; hydrogen
  • A white dwarf cools until it becomes a _____ dwarf, which emits NO energy/light.
    Black dwarf
  • An _________nebula is a massive cloud of hydrogen and helium gases, dust and space plasma.
    Interstellar
  • After millions of years, a star runs out of hydrogen. It then expands and cools, becoming a _______.
    Red giant
  • Stars are made of what two things?
    Helium and hydrogen
  • Red ___ stars are when the star begins to age, and use up its hydrogen supply. It begins to cool down.
    Giant
  • Stars are born from interstellar nebulae once enough ___ is clumped together.
    Hydrogen
  • A Super Nova happens once a ______ star can’t handle its own gravity any longer, and the core collapses and _____!
    Red super giant; explodes
  • A _____ dwarf is a dying star who has exhausted all of its nuclear fuel.
    white dwarf
  • Black holes form at the END of ______ stars lives
    Massive
  • A protostar is a _____ star.
    Baby
  • A black hole is an area of such immense gravity that nothing-not even _____can escape from it.
    Light
  • A _____nebula is created when a star blows off its outer layers after it has run out of ___. This part of the cycle is very colorful.
    Planetary , fuel
  • A star’s life cycle depends on the ____of the star.
    Size