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Form 2 Chapter 11 Star and Galaxies

The document summarizes key concepts about stars and galaxies. It discusses that a galaxy contains millions of stars, gas, and dust. There are three main types of galaxies: elliptical, spiral, and irregular. The Milky Way galaxy is a medium-sized spiral galaxy that contains about 200 billion stars, including our Sun which is located in one of the Milky Way's spiral arms. Stars are born from nebulae, large clouds of dust and gases, and generate energy through nuclear fusion reactions in their cores. As stars die, they evolve through different stages such as red giants, white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes depending on their mass.

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Form 2 Chapter 11 Star and Galaxies

The document summarizes key concepts about stars and galaxies. It discusses that a galaxy contains millions of stars, gas, and dust. There are three main types of galaxies: elliptical, spiral, and irregular. The Milky Way galaxy is a medium-sized spiral galaxy that contains about 200 billion stars, including our Sun which is located in one of the Milky Way's spiral arms. Stars are born from nebulae, large clouds of dust and gases, and generate energy through nuclear fusion reactions in their cores. As stars die, they evolve through different stages such as red giants, white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes depending on their mass.

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CHAPTER 11

STARS AND
GALAXIES IN THE
UNIVERSE
PREPARED BY: PN. NURULHUSNA BT MAT RADZI
SMJK CHOONG HUA 2018
11.1 STARS AND GALAXIES IN THE
UNIVERSE
A galaxy is a set of bodies consisting of millions of
stars with gas and dust particles.
3 types of galaxies:
a) Elliptical galaxies
b) Spiral galaxies
c) Irregular galaxies
Our solar system is situated in the Milky way
galaxy.
The Milky Way
The Milky Way is a medium large spiral
galaxy.
Our solar system is located at the edge of one
of the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
The Milky Way consists of approximately
200 billion stars and the Sun is one of it.
The Milky ways
The milky ways is the name of our galaxy.
It has a spiral shape and contains about 200 billion
stars.
Our Sun is one of the stars in the milky way.
Our solar System consist of eight planets, and their
moon orbiting around the Sun.
The birth of a star
1. A star is born from nebula.
2. Nebula is a large cloud made up of dust and gases such
as helium and hydrogen.

b) a star generates heat and light energy through nuclear


reaction.
d) white dwarf star is formed.
4 a) gravity pulled the dust and gases in a nebulae together.
when the core became hot and dense enough, nuclear
reaction started.
The Death of Stars
1. A star will die once the hydrogen gas in its core is used
up for its nuclear reaction.
2. Then the core would begin to contract and its outer parts
expand to become red giant stars.
3.If the star is average star, the red giant star would change
into white dwarf star.
If the star is large star, a red giant star would expand to
become a super giant star then explode.
4. This explosion known as supernova, produces a lot of heat
and light energy
5. The remains of the core can form a neutron star or
a black hole depending upon the mass of the original star.
6. Black hole is a region which has strong gravitational
attraction and suck all matters into it including light.
d) All living thing will die because the temperature of
the Earth become too cold.
- plants cannot carry out photosynthesis.
The life cycle of a star
The Various Types of Stars
Some Of The Ways That Stars Differ From Each
Other
FOUR MAIN GROUPS OF STARS
Name Characteristics
White dwarf Dim, compact stars
Neuron stars Very dense, small stars
giants Large stars. Their diameters
are 10 to 100 times that of
the Sun
Supergiants Even larger than giants.
The universe
The universe consists of billions of galaxies, stars,
planets, particles and all the objects in outer space.
END OF
CHAPTER

Created by Fariha Subri

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