What is a Star
Star Structure
Characteristics and Features of Stars
HR Diagram
Micellaneous
100
What nuclear process makes them shine?
What is fusion?
100
What is the name of the center of a star?
What is core?
100
Coolest stars are what color?
What is red?
100
What is the HR Diagram used for?
What is categorize stars, see trends in star types, other answers are possible?
100
What two characteristics are compared on an HR Diagram?
What is Luminosity V. Temperature?
200
Stars are held together because of what force?
What is gravity?
200
Where does fusion occur?
What is core?
200
Name the 3 ways stars can be arranged.
What is single, binary/multi star systems/ clusters?
200
Look at the board, which quadrant would you find a red dwarf?
What is bottom right, 4?
200
What type of star is our sun?
What is yellow/white dwarf or yellow/white main sequence star?
300
What state of matter is a star?
What is gas or plasma?
300
From inner to outermost layer in order, name the interior layers of a star.
What is core, radiative zone, convection zone?
300
The most violent type of solar activity.
What is Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)?
300
What type are most stars in the universe?
What is Main Sequence?
300
As the mass of a star increases, the temperature _____.
What is increases?
400
What happens within a fusion reaction?
What is atoms collide?
400
What layer is the apparent surface of a star?
What is photoshpere?
400
These are areas of strong magnetic activity that tend to be cooler than the rest of the photoshpere.
What is sunspots
400
What type of stars are the hottest and brightest?
What is Blue Giants or Blue Supergiants?
400
Name one of the two scientists who developed the HR Diagram.
What is Hertzprung or Russell?
500
What are the first elements to fuse within a star?
What is Hydrogen to Helium?
500
Part of the sun that you are able to see during a total solar eclipse.
What is corona?
500
Number of years within a solar cycle (think sunspots)
What is 11?
500
As brightness increases, temperature _________.
What is increases?
500
Type of magnitude used to describe a stars luminosity on the HR Diagram.
What is Absolute?
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