The birth of a star (AQA A-Level Physics): Flashcards

Process of star formation, stability & eventual change

Regions between stars where new stars form

10 to 50 K

Dense spherical centre from spinning cloud clumps

Gravitational potential energy, not fusion

Gravity balanced by gas pressure from fusion

Fusion of H nuclei releasing binding energy

Below $16 \times 10^6$ K

Carbon

Tens of thousands of years