Across
- 2. Intense burst of fusion during the red giant star's evolution
- 6. When the forces in a star are equal
- 9. Stage of a star's life when it fuses hydrogen
- 11. Dense compact star composed of neutrons
- 14. A “failed star”
- 15. Stars form as a result of the ____ collapse of dense regions within molecular clouds
Down
- 1. A star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel
- 3. Where does star nuclear fusion take place?
- 4. An infinitely dense object whose gravity is so strong that nothing can escape its immediate proximity
- 5. A solar mass star is a star similar to our ____
- 7. Hotter and more luminous than solar-mass stars
- 8. Region of cosmic gas and dust formed from the cast-off outer layers of a dying star
- 10. Name of a baby star
- 12. After depleting their core hydrogen, massive star evolved into red ____
- 13. Some nebulae are stars ____