Star Beginnings
This giant cloud of gas and dust is where stars are born.
What is a stellar nebula?
This is a smaller mass star.
What is average star?
DOUBLE! When a massive star explodes, it is called this.
What is a supernova?
The Sun is this type of star.
What is an average star? OR main sequence star?
TRIPLE! The distance light travels in one year.
What is a light-year?
DOUBLE! This force pulls gas and dust together to form a star.
What is gravity?
In this stage, an average star expands and cools after using up its hydrogen fuel.
What is a red giant?
TRIPLE!!! This is the end stage of a massive star with gravity so strong, not even light can escape.
What is a black hole?
DOUBLE!!! These stars are the hottest and largest.
What are blue giants?
This galaxy is home to our solar system.
What is the Milky Way?
TRIPLE!!! The process where hydrogen atoms combine to form helium, powering a star.
What is nuclear fusion?
A massive star becomes this after it explodes in a supernova.
What is a black hole?
This faint, dense, low mass star is what remains after a supernova.
What is a neutron star?
The smallest and coolest stars are this color.
What are red dwarfs?
TRIPLE!!! When the outward pressure cannot support against the inward pull
What is gravitational collapse?
Depending on this, a stellar nebula will either become an average star, or a massive star.
TRIPLE!!! Small stars like our Sun become this at the end of their life.
What is a white dwarf?
This term describes the death of a low or medium mass star, leaving behind a white dwarf.
What is a planetary nebula?
These stars are the largest and brightest, but have a short life.
What are supergiants?
DOUBLE!!! A huge collection of billions of stars, like the Milky Way, is called this.
What is a galaxy?
Gas and dust from this explosion can be thrown into space and become part of a new star.
What is a supernova?
DOUBLE!!! The outer layer of a red giant can form this colorful, glowing shell.
What is a planetary nebula?
What is a neutron star or black hole?
Star made of neutrons.
What is a neutron star?
Superheated gas with an electrical charge.
What is plasma?