IGCSE Physics Edexcel 4PH1

8: (c) Stellar evolution

#8.10

describe the evolution of stars with a mass larger than the Sun

#8.11P

understand how the brightness of a star at a standard distance can be represented using absolute magnitude

#8.12P

draw the main components of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (HR diagram)

#8.7

understand how stars can be classified according to their colour

#8.8

know that a star’s colour is related to its surface temperature

#8.9

describe the evolution of stars of similar mass to the Sun through the following stages:

  • nebula
  • star (main sequence)
  • red giant
  • white dwarf.
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(b) Motion in the universe
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(d) Cosmology