Nuclear Fusion
Where does Nuclear Fusion take place?
What is the Core
How many years is the cycling for a sunspot?
11 years
All stars start out as a ______
What factors affect the color of a star?
What is temperature
Identify the name of the reaction that fuels the sun and produces elements that make up the universe.
What is nuclear fusion
What type of graph best represents a sun spot graph?
Cyclic
Our sun is considered a ______ star.
What is low/medium mass main sequence star.
List the color of the stars from hottest to coldest.
What is blue, white, yellow, red
What type of energy is released during nuclear fusion?
What is gamma rays
Which layer of the sun do sunspots start?
What three things do low/medium mass stars and high mass stars have in common?
Is the surface temperature of the sun higher or lower than Red Supergiants?
What is higher
What element is fusing to create helium at the beginning of a star's life?
Sunspots appear dark due to their _____ temperature compared to the surface around them.
What is the first difference between low/medium mass stars and high mass stars?
What is red giants and supergiants.
Most stars on the HR Diagram are classified as what?
What is main sequence stars.
What is the highest element that can be fused by the sun?
What is Iron
How do sunspots affect the earth?
What is increased in northern and southern lights and an interference with technology (power grids and radio transmissions)
What is black dwarf
What type of star has a low temperature and a low luminosity?
What is some main sequence stars (bottom right)