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A protostar is an early stage in the formation of a star, occurring after a cloud of gas and dust collapses under its own gravity. During this phase, the material accumulates in a dense core, and the temperature and pressure increase, eventually leading to nuclear fusion. Protostars are typically surrounded by a rotating disk of material, which can contribute to the formation of planets. This phase can last from thousands to millions of years before the protostar becomes a main-sequence star.
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What is the temperature of a protostar?
the color of the protostar is red
Will a protostar form near the end of a star's life cycle?
No, a protostar is basically the BEGINNING of a star's life cycle.
How long does a protostar live?
A protostar will live as long as 100,000 years. After material stops falling on the protostar it will enter then T Tauri star phase.
Why does the temperature of a protostar increase?
The temperature of a protostar increases due to gravitational contraction. As the protostar contracts, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, causing the particles to move faster and collide more frequently, resulting in an increase in temperature. This process eventually leads to the ignition of nuclear fusion and the star's main sequence phase.
What two forces are within a protostar?
Gravitational force - which pulls matter towards the center of the protostar and is responsible for its contraction. Thermal pressure - which is generated by the heat and pressure within the protostar's core and pushes outward to counteract the gravitational force.
The earliest stage of a stars life is called a?
A Protostar.
What is the life span of protostar?
A protostar takes about 100,000 years to reach the main sequence.
Are protostar a star?
A protostar is more like a stage previous to a star - before it ignites.
Do prostars become stars?
The term is "protostar", not "prostar". Yes. A protostar is an early stage of a star.
Was the Sun a protostar about a million years ago?
No. The sun was a protostar about 4.6 billion years ago.
What is the temperature of a protostar?
the color of the protostar is red
Who the heck thinks the question what is a protostar means what does a protostar look like?
Apparently someone not paying ATTENTION.
Who named the protostar and why?
No one. It comes from the Greek - proto - meaning first. So first star - a protostar.
What is a binary protostar?
"Binary" means there are two stars. And "protostar" means the stars are in an early, or preliminary, stage.
Who went to a protostar?
No one
Will a protostar form near the end of a star's life cycle?
No, a protostar is basically the BEGINNING of a star's life cycle.
What slow down the contracting of a star forming cloud when it makes a protostar?
trapping of thermal energy inside the protostar
