Light
Lifecycle
Classifications
H-R Diagrams
Nucleosynthesis
100

Light travels as what?

A Wave

100

Stars are initially formed in what?

Nebula 

100

Where was the modern classification system created?

Harvard Observatory

100

This part of the H-R diagram describes how bright a star is

Luminosity

100

Nucleosynthesis is the creation of new atomic nuclei. What is the element that this process starts at?

Hydrogen

200

The highest frequency part of visible light is what?

Violet

200

After it is formed, a star will spend 90% of its life as what?

A main sequence star

200

What classification does our Sun have?

G2 star

200

On an HR diagram, in what direction does temperature increase?

From Right to left

200

What two traits of stars make it possible to fuse elements together?

High Pressure and Temperature

300

Frequency has a direct correlation with what other property of light?

Energy

300

If a massive star runs out of fuel, what big explosion can happen? 

A supernova

300

M Stars are normally this color

Red

300

If two stars have the same temperature, and one of them is brighter, what can be said about the brighter star?

It is larger

300

What Element is created after hydrogen atoms are fused together?

Helium

400

This form of light has the lowest energy

Radio Waves

400

When a smaller star dies, what stage is a hot core that cools over time?

White Dwarf

400

An extremely hot star would have this coloration

Blue

400

What type of star exists on the main sequence in a long band that cuts from top left to bottom right?

Main Sequence

400

What element does nucleosynthesis stop at in stars?

Iron

500

This part of light is used for sterilization

UV light

500

A star running out of hydrogen and beginning to fuse heavier elements will result in what?

A Red giant

500

Describe the Harvard system with its letters from hottest to coolest

O,B,A,F,G,K,M

500

What kind of stars have low temperatures but very high luminosities? 

Red Giants

500

How are Humans connected to stars?

The elements in our bodies were once formed in stars.