Physics GCSE
supernova
What supernova means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The explosion of a massive star that ends its life and distributes the elements throughout the universe.
The massive star explodes as a supernova after the red supergiant stage.
Topics that use supernova
- The life cycle of a star (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- distribution of the elements
- iron as the limit
- neutron star or black hole
- nuclear fusion
- proton number defines the element
- elements from a supernova
- extreme temperature and pressure
- how fusion works
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