Summary: Astronomy

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  • What are the two main elements combined to make a star?

    Hydrogen and Helium
  • The life span of a star depends on its

    mass or size
  • ________ occurs when 4 numbers of hydrogen atoms are squeezed together to make 1 Helium atom for energy.

    Nuclear Fusion
  • Our Sun is an example of a Yellow Star. True or False?

    True
  • A force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate:

    Dark Energy
  • The astroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets:

    Planetesimal
  • Leftover thermal energy from the big bang:

    Cosmic background radiation
  • A large cloud of gas and dust, such as the one that formed our solar system

    Solar nebula
  • A theory that the universe formed in a huge explosion:

    Big Bang
  • Matter that can be detected only by its effects on the motion of objects around it

    Dark matter
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