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What is a nebula and what is it mostly made out of
A nebula is a massive cloud of interstellar gases and dust, mainly hydrogen and helium gases.
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How many types of supernovas are there ?
There are 2 types
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How many classes of life cycles are there ?
2 types
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Who are the founders of The H-R diagrams
Ejnar Hertzspurg and Henry Norris Russell.
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what are the three types of Nebulas
The three types of Nebula's are Emission, Reflection, and Dark
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What is a white Dwarf made of ?
Shrunken remains of normal stars.
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What is the difference between large and very large stars ?
Large end up as neutron stars, VL end up as black holes.
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What is the diagonal ranging form the top left to the bottom right called ?
It is called the main sequence.
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What must First happen in order for stars to start forming?
Stars are formed when parts of nebula collapse in on themselves,causing an uneven distribution of gases.
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What is a neutron star made of and what is it the product of ?
Made of neutrons, product of a supernova explosions.
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True or false; the small/med cycles starts nuclear fusion quickly?
False
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How much present of stars follow the main sequence?
Estimated to be around 90%.
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What forms when clumps of dust / gas start to combine with each other.
A Protostar
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What can escape the gravitational pull of a black hole?
Nothing
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How much brighter are Large/Vl stars in comparison to our Sun ?
Tens of thousands times brighter
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What clusters of stars can be found in the upper corners of diagram?
Red/Blue giants
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What causes new stars to shine?
New stars emit radiation in the form of heat, light, x-rays, gamma rays, and other energetic particles.
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True or False; Red Dwarf stars burn very quickly?
False
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Which cycle will finish nuclear fusion (die) first ?
Large/VL cycle
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What are the name of the axis of the H-R diagram ?
Absolute magnitude and surface temperature