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The life cycle of a star

By : Domic Tajana

Kolegij: Engleski jezik 2 Voditelj: Karmen Kneevi,univ s!ec st eur

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What is a star?
(uge )all o# gas (eld toget(er )y gravity t(e central core o# a star is e*tremely (ot and !roduces energy t(e energy is released as visi)le lig(t, +(ic( makes t(e star glo+

Birth of a star
,e)ula (uge clouds o# gas and dust T(ese clouds are made u! o# (ydrogen and (elium )irt(!lace o# ne+ star gravity !ulls t(e (ydrogen gas in t(e ne)ula toget(er and it )egins to s!in -s t(e gas s!ins #aster and #aster, it (eats u! and is kno+n as a !rotostar

Protostar
T(e second stage o# star creation -t t(is !oint t(e tem!erature eventually reac(es %.,$$$,$$$ /0 and nuclear #usion occurs in t(e clouds core T(e cloud )egins to glo+ )rig(tly -t t(is stage, it contracts a little and )ecomes sta)le and is called a main se1uence star

Main sequence star


- star +ill remain in t(is stage, s(ining #or millions or )illions o# years to come -s t(e main se1uence star glo+s, (ydrogen in t(e core is converted into (elium )y nuclear reactions

Red giant phase


2(en t(e (ydrogen su!!ly in t(e core )egins to run out, t(e core )ecomes unsta)le and contracts T(e outer s(ell o# t(e star starts to e*!and -s it e*!ands, it cools and glo+s red T(e star (as no+ reac(ed t(e red giant !(ase

Medium stars
T(roug(out t(e red giant !(ase, t(e (ydrogen gas in t(e outer s(ell continues to )urn and t(e tem!erature in t(e core continues to increase -t 2$$,$$$,$$$ /0 t(e (elium atoms #use to #orm car)on atoms and t(e last o# t(e (ydrogen gas in t(e outer s(ell is )lo+n a+ay to #orm a ring around t(e core 2(en t(e last o# t(e (elium atoms are used u!, t(e medium star )egins to die

White Dwarfs
3ravity causes t(e last o# t(e star4s matter to colla!se in+ard and com!act -t t(is stage t(e star4s matter is e*tremely dense 2(ite d+ar#s s(ine +it( a +(ite (ot lig(t "nce all t(eir energy is gone, t(ey no longer emit lig(t T(e star (as no+ reac(ed t(e )lack d+ar# !(ase in +(ic( it +ill #orever remain

Massive stars
"nce massive starts reac( t(e red giant !(ase, t(e core tem!erature increases 3ravity continues to !ull car)on atoms toget(er as t(e tem!erature increases #orming o*ygen, nitrogen, and eventually iron -t t(is !oint, #usion sto!s and t(e iron atoms start to a)sor) energy

Supernova
Energy #rom massive stars is released in a !o+er#ul e*!losion called a su!ernova - su!ernova can lig(t u! t(e sky #or +eeks 5u!ernova t(en )ecomes a neutron star or a )lack (ole

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