Star Stages
What is the sequence that occurs after the two starting stages?
A Star's Main Sequence
In the Supergiant stage, eventually the star runs out of hydrogen and begins to fuse it’s inventory of helium. When a star fuses up too much iron, what happens?
The star ends up dying due to too much iron fusing.
How old is the high-mass star?
20 million years old
Layers of dense high hydrogen gas are about how deep in the center of the core?
Hundreds of thousands of miles deep
Kepler-62f is about how many light years away from planet Earth?
1,200 light years away.
What are the two starting stages of a star?
Nebula -> Protostar
Stars are made up of about how much hydrogen and how much helium?
70% Hydrogen and 20% Helium
How old is the low-mass star?
tens of hundreds of billions of years old
How do we get these atoms to come together to help make a Nuclear Fusion?
We get them to come together by using intense amounts of heat and pressure by invisible gravity.
Kepler -62f is how many times bigger than Earth?
It's about 1.4 times bigger.
What is one of the stages in a Low/Medium star's life?
Giant, Planetary Nebula, or White Dwarf.
In what stage does energies overcome the iron barrier?
Supernova
How many degrees is the high-mass star?
10,000-50,000 degrees celsius
Why is it so rare for a Nuclear Fusion to occur?
It's very rare because the protons are likely to repel one another instead of coming together.
True or False - Kepler 62 (Our planet's star) is NOT in the habitable range and isn't suitable.
False- our planet's star IS in the habitable range and IS suitable for life on Kepler-62f.
What is the stage at which a small mid-sized star collapses?
White dwarf
What stage does an explosion occur in due to the core of a star mostly being made of iron?
Supernova
How many degrees is the low-mass star?
2500-5000 degrees celsius
What is the first thing needed to make a Nuclear Fusion?
To get a fusion, 2 protons with the same positive charge must come together to begin to fuse.
How many days does our star to make a full complete orbit?
267.3 days to complete a full orbit.
What stage does the remnant of a massive star occur after it explodes?
Neutron Star / Black Hole
True or False - All the atoms in the universe heavier than hydrogen and helium forged together in the Nebula stage.
True!
What's the relationship between the high-mass star and the low-mass star?
They both have a hydro-fusion core.
What creates a Nuclear Fusion?
After all these protons come together and fuse energy, gravitational force comes along and pulls enough to create a Nuclear Fusion.
What is the main reason we chose this planet?
We chose this planet due to the amount of water sources it has. This helps supply water for many uses if people were to live on Kepler -62f.