Lifecycle of a Star

Lifecycle of a Star

100

The first step in the first path

What is a Average Star?

200

The star that forms after a Red Giant which is surrounded by gas.

What is a planetary Nebula?

300

The hot core of a planetary nebula.

What is a White Dwarf Star?

400

The beginning of life for both planets and stars.

What is a stellar nebula?

500

The material that a Nebula cloud is made of.

What is gas and dust?

Lifecycle of a Star #2

100

The star that forms when a super red giant explodes.

What is Supernova?

200

The only star in both paths that is solid.

What is a Neutron Star?

300

A star of greater mass that expands and cools and then turns red.

What is a Supergiant star?

400

One of the paths of a Supernova.

What is a black hole or neutron star?

500

What determines the lifecycle of a star once it is born?

The Mass of the Star

Space Locations

100

Where does the Earth, and our solar system, reside in the Milky Way Galaxy?

In the spiral arm of the Milky Way OR Orion Spur

200

What is in the middle of the Milky Way Galaxy?

A black hole.

300

How many stars are in our solar system?

One

400

Where are most of the young stars located in Spiral Galaxies?

Spiral Arms

500

Where are the older stars located in Spiral Galaxies?

Near the Galactic Center

HR Diagram

100

What does the Y - Axis (Vertical) represent on an HR Diagram?

Luminosity or Brightness of Stars

200

What does the X - Axis (horizontal) represent on an HR Diagram?

Temperature In Kelvin... of the Stars

300

What are the other two characteristics of an HR diagram that are measured (Besides Temperature and Luminosity)?

Color and Size

400

As you move towards the left on an HR Diagram, what happens to the temperature of the stars?

The temperature increases in Kelvin

500

How do we determine a Star's brightness?

By comparing the brightness to that of the Sun.