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What happens when a main-sequence star exhausts its core hydrogen fuel supply?
 
  A) The entire star shrinks in size.
  B) The core shrinks while the rest of the star expands.
  C) The core immediately begins to fuse its helium into carbon.
  D) The star becomes a neutron star.

Question 2

The total amount of light from a star-planet system drops when the planet goes behind the star.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

TRUE



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