Cambridge IGCSE Physics
6.2.2Stars
Stars in Cambridge IGCSE Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 6.2.2.1State that galaxies contain many billions of stars, that the Sun is in the Milky Way, that other stars are much further away than the Sun, and that light-years measure these distances.
- 6.2.2.2Supplement: know that one light-year is 9.5 × 10¹⁵ m.
- 6.2.2.3Supplement: describe the life cycle of a star from an interstellar cloud and protostar through a stable star to a red giant or supergiant and a white dwarf, supernova, neutron star or black hole.
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Stars, galaxies and the life cycle of stars
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