Space physics GCSE questions
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The Sun produces energy mainly by
A moon orbits
After the main sequence, a star like the Sun becomes a
A supernova can leave behind a
Common mistakes
- A shooting star is not a star. The Moon is not a planet. Do not list "galaxy" as a solar-system object.
- The Sun will not become a black hole. Do not skip protostar. Do not write that stars "burn coal" or need oxygen.
- Do not write that there is no gravity in space. Do not put a force arrow along the velocity for a steady circular orbit.
- Red shift is not a red filter and not "the galaxy is heating up". Nearby blue-shifted galaxies do not disprove expansion of the universe as a whole.
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