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A large cloud of gas and dust in space
a) protostar
b) supernova
c) nebula
d) black dwarf

a contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
a) protostar
b) nebula
c) black dwarf
d) super giant

the blue-white hot core of a star that is left behind after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space
a) protostar
b) white-dwarf
c) nebula
d) supergiant

the brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star
a) supernova
b) nebula
c) big bang
d) big crunch

the brightness of a star as seen from earth
a) pulsar
b) magnitude
c) absolute brightness
d) apparent brightness

the brightness a star would be if it were at a standard distance from Earth
a) apparent brightness
b) pulsar
c) absolute brightness
d) big bang

a huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
a) galaxy
b) universe
c) nebula
d) solar system

all of space and everything in it
a) galaxy
b) univese
c) solar system
d) world

the distance that light travels in one year
a) kilometer
b) mile
c) universal kilometer
d) light-year

the initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe
a) big bang
b) big crunch
c) nebula
d) supernova

a star is formed when gravity causes the gas and dust to become so dense and hot that __ occurs
a) expansion
b) nuclear fusion
c) gravity
d) nebulas

how long do small-mass stars last?
a) 100 billion years
b) 100 million years
c) 200 billion years
d) 200 million years

how long do medium mass stars last?
a) 10 billion years
b) 10 million years
c) 100 billion years
d) 100 million years

how long do large mass stars last?
a) 10 billion years
b) 10 million years
c) 100 billion years
d) 100 million years

what determines the length of a star's life
a) size
b) color
c) mass
d) distance

what determines the brightness of a star?
a) mass and distance
b) distance and color
c) color and temperature
d) temperature and size

what color are the hottest stars?
a) blue
b) orange
c) red
d) green

what color are the coolest stars?
a) blue
b) orange
c) red
d) green

what characteristic is not used to classify a star?
a) color
b) brightness
c) size
d) distance

a spinning neutron star that gives off radio waves
a) nebula
b) pulsar
c) supernova
d) protostar

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