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What are stars primarily composed of?
What are stars primarily composed of?
- Hydrogen and helium (correct)
- Helium and lithium
- Carbon and silicon
- Oxygen and nitrogen
What are molecular clouds?
What are molecular clouds?
- Large balls of gas
- Large clouds of gas and dust (correct)
- Hot regions in space
- Clusters of stars
What is the primary cause of gas clumping in molecular clouds?
What is the primary cause of gas clumping in molecular clouds?
- Strong magnetic fields
- High temperatures
- Cold temperatures (correct)
- Intense radiation
What is the result of clumps in molecular clouds gathering more matter?
What is the result of clumps in molecular clouds gathering more matter?
What is the product of the collapse of a clump in a molecular cloud due to gravity?
What is the product of the collapse of a clump in a molecular cloud due to gravity?
What do we call batches of stars that have recently formed from molecular clouds?
What do we call batches of stars that have recently formed from molecular clouds?
What process releases energy in a star's core, preventing it from collapsing?
What process releases energy in a star's core, preventing it from collapsing?
Which stars are termed 'main sequence stars' by astronomers?
Which stars are termed 'main sequence stars' by astronomers?
What determines how rapidly a star runs through its fuel supply?
What determines how rapidly a star runs through its fuel supply?
What happens when a star's core runs out of hydrogen to convert into helium?
What happens when a star's core runs out of hydrogen to convert into helium?
What is the end fate of a low-mass star like our Sun?
What is the end fate of a low-mass star like our Sun?
What happens when silicon fuses into iron in a high-mass star?
What happens when silicon fuses into iron in a high-mass star?
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