Stars and Galaxies

Understand the life cycles of stars and the structure of galaxies.

Sample Cards

Star

A massive ball of gas that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion

Milky Way

The galaxy that contains our solar system

Proxima Centauri

The nearest star to Earth after the Sun

Galaxy

A large system of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity

Red Giant

The life cycle stage of a star when it expands and cools after using up its hydrogen

Nuclear Fusion

The process by which stars produce energy, involving fusion of hydrogen atoms

Spiral Galaxy

A galaxy characterized by a flat, rotating disk with a central bulge surrounded by spiral arms

Elliptical Galaxy

A galaxy with an ellipsoid shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile

Stars and Galaxies Flashcards

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Star

A massive ball of gas that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion

A massive ball of gas that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion

Star

Milky Way

The galaxy that contains our solar system

The galaxy that contains our solar system

Milky Way

Proxima Centauri

The nearest star to Earth after the Sun

The nearest star to Earth after the Sun

Proxima Centauri

Galaxy

A large system of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity

A large system of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity

Galaxy

Red Giant

The life cycle stage of a star when it expands and cools after using up its hydrogen

The life cycle stage of a star when it expands and cools after using up its hydrogen

Red Giant

Nuclear Fusion

The process by which stars produce energy, involving fusion of hydrogen atoms

The process by which stars produce energy, involving fusion of hydrogen atoms

Nuclear Fusion

Spiral Galaxy

A galaxy characterized by a flat, rotating disk with a central bulge surrounded by spiral arms

A galaxy characterized by a flat, rotating disk with a central bulge surrounded by spiral arms

Spiral Galaxy

Elliptical Galaxy

A galaxy with an ellipsoid shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile

A galaxy with an ellipsoid shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile

Elliptical Galaxy

Irregular Galaxy

A galaxy that does not have a well-defined regular shape and structure

A galaxy that does not have a well-defined regular shape and structure

Irregular Galaxy

Black Hole

A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape

A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape

Black Hole

Alpha Centauri

The third nearest star system to the sun, after the sun and Proxima Centauri

The third nearest star system to the sun, after the sun and Proxima Centauri

Alpha Centauri

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