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AQA GCSE: PHYSICS – SPACE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
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Heaviest known natural element
Select the correct term
1Nebula
2Uranium
3Red Shift 4White Dwarf
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Terms in this set (24)
A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers
into space
Supernova
How elements heavier than iron were formed
Protostar A contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star's life
A large cloud of dust and gas in space
Nebula
A normal star that is undergoing nuclear fusion
of hydrogen into helium.
Main Sequence Star
An object in space whose gravity is so strong not
even light can escape.
Black Hole
Red Giant A star that expands and cools once it runs out of hydrogen fuel
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AQA GCSE: PHYSICS – SPACE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
Heaviest known natural element
Select the correct term
1Nebula
2Uranium
3Red Shift 4White Dwarf
Don't know?
Terms in this set (24)
A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers
into space
Supernova
How elements heavier than iron were formed
Protostar A contracting cloud of gas and dust; the earliest stage of a star's life
A large cloud of dust and gas in space
Nebula
A normal star that is undergoing nuclear fusion
of hydrogen into helium.
Main Sequence Star
An object in space whose gravity is so strong not
even light can escape.
Black Hole
Red Giant A star that expands and cools once it runs out of hydrogen fuel
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