Low
Mass Star Life Cycle
Mass Star Life Cycle
What stage is after a main sequence star for a low mass star?
A red giant
What stage is after the main sequence in a high mass star?
Super Giant
What characteristic determines what a stars life-cycle will be?
Mass
What color is our sun?
Yellow
When will a low mass star become a black hole?
Never
An object with gravity so strong not even light can escape it
A black hole
What does every star start out as?
A stellular nebula
What color star is the hottest?
Blue
This is a secondary type of nebula that forms after a red giant phase
Planetary nebula
A celestial body where only neutrons can exist
Neutron Star
What is a beginning origins of a star called after a stellar nebula? (hint: it is not a main sequence star)
Protostar
What are the two main elements found in a star like our sun?
Hydrogen and Helium
A hot dense core that expels its final layers into space
White dwarf
A violent collapse of a star
Supernova
What are two characteristics that give us insight to which stage in a life cycle the star is in?
Color / Temperature, Element Composition
What stage is our sun currently in?
The main sequence stage
A completely dead low mass star
Black dwarf
What are the two possible outcomes of a high mass star, and what determines that outcome?
Black Hole or a Neutron Star; Mass
Describe how elements of higher masses were created
Repeated rounds of fusion
Which mass of star stays in the main sequence phase longer and why?
Low mass; slower rate of fuel consumption