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What is the initial stage of star formation?
What is the initial stage of star formation?
dense interstellar cloud
What causes a cloud to collapse under its own gravity?
What causes a cloud to collapse under its own gravity?
instability or disturbance
What is the process by which a protostar evolves onto the main sequence?
What is the process by which a protostar evolves onto the main sequence?
contraction and following the Hayashi track
What is the dominant fusion process in lower-mass stars?
What is the dominant fusion process in lower-mass stars?
What is the dominant fusion process in higher-mass stars?
What is the dominant fusion process in higher-mass stars?
What is the condition known as the helium flash?
What is the condition known as the helium flash?
What is the frequency range of gamma rays?
What is the frequency range of gamma rays?
What is the frequency range of x-rays?
What is the frequency range of x-rays?
What is the wavelength range of visible light?
What is the wavelength range of visible light?
What is the wavelength range of infrared radiation?
What is the wavelength range of infrared radiation?
What is the wavelength range of microwaves?
What is the wavelength range of microwaves?
What is the wavelength range of radio waves?
What is the wavelength range of radio waves?
What happens when a low-mass star runs out of helium?
What happens when a low-mass star runs out of helium?
What happens when the core of a high-mass star is depleted of hydrogen?
What happens when the core of a high-mass star is depleted of hydrogen?
What is the spectral classification order based on?
What is the spectral classification order based on?
What are the seven main luminosity classes in the Yerkes Spectral Classification?
What are the seven main luminosity classes in the Yerkes Spectral Classification?
What are the radiation laws?
What are the radiation laws?
What does the apparent magnitude represent?
What does the apparent magnitude represent?
What is the inverse square law?
What is the inverse square law?
What are the three main types of galaxies?
What are the three main types of galaxies?
What is the difference between spiral and barred-spiral galaxies?
What is the difference between spiral and barred-spiral galaxies?
What is a lenticular galaxy?
What is a lenticular galaxy?
What are elliptical galaxies?
What are elliptical galaxies?
What are irregular galaxies?
What are irregular galaxies?
What are the different types of light used in astronomy and what information do they provide?
What are the different types of light used in astronomy and what information do they provide?
What does the color of a star indicate?
What does the color of a star indicate?
What is the Milky Way?
What is the Milky Way?
What is the estimated mass of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
What is the estimated mass of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
How far is the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way from Earth?
How far is the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way from Earth?
What is the Sun's core temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius?
What is the Sun's core temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius?
During the Cenozoic era, the ______ of mammals occurred
During the Cenozoic era, the ______ of mammals occurred
The Holocene extinction is also known as the ______
The Holocene extinction is also known as the ______
The Holocene extinction was caused by human ______
The Holocene extinction was caused by human ______
The disappearance of large land animals known as megafauna occurred during the ______ extinction
The disappearance of large land animals known as megafauna occurred during the ______ extinction
The rise of Homo Sapiens occurred during the ______ period
The rise of Homo Sapiens occurred during the ______ period
The La Brea Tar Pits are located in ______
The La Brea Tar Pits are located in ______
The earliest humans appeared ______ MY ago
The earliest humans appeared ______ MY ago
The start of Antarctica glaciation occurred ______ MY ago
The start of Antarctica glaciation occurred ______ MY ago
The Paleogene period is part of the ______ era
The Paleogene period is part of the ______ era
The first modern horse appeared ______ MY ago
The first modern horse appeared ______ MY ago
During the Permian period, there was widespread volcanic activity across Siberia which acidified the ocean and caused wildfires. This resulted in a ________ mass extinction of life at the end of the period.
During the Permian period, there was widespread volcanic activity across Siberia which acidified the ocean and caused wildfires. This resulted in a ________ mass extinction of life at the end of the period.
The Carboniferous period is also known as the Age of ________ and the Age of ________.
The Carboniferous period is also known as the Age of ________ and the Age of ________.
During the Devonian period, there was a diversification of ________.
During the Devonian period, there was a diversification of ________.
The first reptiles appeared during the ________ period.
The first reptiles appeared during the ________ period.
The ________ period is known as the Age of Invertebrates.
The ________ period is known as the Age of Invertebrates.
The Cambrian period is also known as the Age of ________.
The Cambrian period is also known as the Age of ________.
The ________ explosion of life occurred during the Cambrian period.
The ________ explosion of life occurred during the Cambrian period.
The first fish appeared during the ________ period.
The first fish appeared during the ________ period.
The Proterozoic eon is characterized by the earliest ________.
The Proterozoic eon is characterized by the earliest ________.
The Archean eon is characterized by the origin of ________.
The Archean eon is characterized by the origin of ________.
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