Star Life Cycle
What is the name of the star in our solar system?
The Sun
Which is bigger, Earth's Moon or Pluto?
Earth's moon
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way Galaxy
Where are stars born?
In clouds of gas and dust/ molecular clouds
What is Pluto?
It is a dwarf planet
What is the name of our closest neighbor galaxy?
Hint: it starts with A
The Andromeda Galaxy
What is a young/baby star called?
a protostar
What are at least 3 requirements to be a planet?
2. Orbits a star (goes around a star)
3. Has enough gravity to "clear the neighborhood"/ clear objects out of its orbit/path
4. It's not a moon
What are the 3 shapes of galaxies?
Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular
What is the longest part of a star's life? /What is an adult star called
Main sequence star
I think Pluto should be called a planet because it was a planet for a long time and because the meaning of the word planet keeps changing anyway.
What is a galaxy?
A group of billions of stars and their solar systems as well as dust and gas that are all held together by gravity.
What can happen to a supermassive star at the end of it's life?
supernova/ explosion and possibly a black hole
What is Pluto/Hades the god of in Roman/Greek mythology?
The Afterlife/Death
What is your favorite galaxy shape and why?
OR
What is your favorite galaxy?
OR
My favorite Galaxy is the Milky Way because we live in it and because it looks beautiful in the night sky.