Edexcel International GCSE Physics8c Stellar evolution Checklist
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Papers 1 and 2
- I understand how stars can be classified by their colour.
- I know that a star's colour is related to its surface temperature.
- I can describe the evolution of stars of similar mass to the Sun through these stages:•nebula•star (main sequence)•red giant•white dwarf
- I can describe the evolution of stars with a larger mass than the Sun.
Paper 2 only
- I understand how absolute magnitude can be used to represent the brightness of a star at a standard distance.
- I can draw the main components of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (HR diagram).