Surveying the Stars
How big are the least massive stars?
0.08 Solar Masses
The heaviest element a low mass star can produce by fusion.
Carbon
The name of a low mass star after its red giant stage.
White Dwarf
How big are the most massive stars?
100 Solar Masses
Which kind of star has the lowest luminosity from the following: red giant, white dwarf, neutron star
The maximum mass of a white dwarf.
1.4 Solar Masses
What characteristic is most closely related with the spectral classification of a star?
Surface Temperature
What is the minimum core temperature required for hydrogen fusion?
10 Million K
The force that prevents a white dwarf from collapsing.
Electron Degeneracy Pressue
Which spectral classification of star has the fewest absorption lines?
O
How many helium atoms does it take to form a carbon atom?
3
The minimum mass for a black hole.
3.0 Solar Masses
If a star observed from the Earth in January and July is observed to change position by 4 seconds of arc, how many parsecs away from the solar system is the star?
0.5 parsecs
How many hydrogen atoms does it take to fuse helium?
The name of the force that is overcome when a neutron star collapses into a black hole.
Neutron Degeneracy Pressure
In the following image of a red giant star at the end of its life, indicate which ones are undergoing fusion and which ones are inert.
A, C, E -- inert
B, D -- fusing