Low Mass Stars
A low mass star will live ___________ than a high mass star
Longer
Nebula
What color are the coldest stars?
Red
What process makes new elements inside the core of a star?
Nuclear Fusion
How old is Nelson
36
What kinds of elements do low mass stars make?
Usually only Helium and maybe eventually Carbon.
What determines how a star dies?
Supergiants
What two elements combine in fusion to form Helium?
Two heavy hydrogen atoms
What color was Nelson's hair
Brown
What stage do low mass stars stop doing fusion?
During the white dwarf stage or stage 5
The biggest stars in the universe with a mass greater than 20x our suns mass will die with what stage?
What two characteristics does an HR diagram tell us about a star?
Luminosity and Temperature
What element(s) is our sun making now and is there anything else made?
Helium and radiation
The farthest stars from Earth might already be dead, True or false?
True, the light has just been traveling to us for a very long time.
Low mass stars are always in the main sequence of stars. True or false?
False. They can expand into Red Giants
True or false, all stars end up being a black hole.
False
Which group of stars has stars from each temperature group?
Main sequence
What stars produce the most types of elements?
The supergiants
What is the closest star to Earth
The sun
Why do low mass stars live longer that high mass stars?
High mass stars are hotter and can burn through their fuel very fast, meaning they will die quickly.
Why are high mass stars able to make more types of elements?
Because they have a higher pressure and heat.
Tell me the three groups of stars that our sun will be part of, in order of age (youngest to oldest stages)
Main sequence, Red Giant, white dwarf
True or false, the heaviest elements like gold or uranium are made during a supernova.
True, there is so much pressure and heat that fusion can happen as the supernova is happening.
What state did Nelson grow up in?
Idaho