Put the steps of the life cycle of a star in order.

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Put the steps of the life cycle of a star in order.
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Lighter elements are depleted and the star becomes a red giant
As hydrogen is depleted, the star fuses helium atoms
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Helium is exhausted; larger stars collapse to a white dwarf, while smaller stars become red supergiants
Red supergiant makes heavier elements up to copper
Star is formed from gas cloud (nebula)
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Star converts hydrogen to helium in fusion reaction
Red supergiant makes heavier elements up to iron
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Helium is exhausted; smaller stars collapse to a white dwarf, while larger stars become red supergiants
Fusion stops, and the core collapses violently, causing a supernova (star death)
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7.
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2.
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Transcribed Image Text:Put the steps of the life cycle of a star in order. 1 [ Choose ] [ Choose ] Lighter elements are depleted and the star becomes a red giant As hydrogen is depleted, the star fuses helium atoms 3 Helium is exhausted; larger stars collapse to a white dwarf, while smaller stars become red supergiants Red supergiant makes heavier elements up to copper Star is formed from gas cloud (nebula) 4 Star converts hydrogen to helium in fusion reaction Red supergiant makes heavier elements up to iron 5 Helium is exhausted; smaller stars collapse to a white dwarf, while larger stars become red supergiants Fusion stops, and the core collapses violently, causing a supernova (star death) [ Choose ] 7. [ Choose ] 2. 6
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