HR DIAGRAM
What color are cooler stars?
Red
What type of star is our sun
Main sequence
The hottest, most dense layer
Core
What type of star will the sun become next?
Red Giant
A dense cloud of gas and dust. The beginning point for both stars
Nebula
What type of stars run diagonally down the center of the diagram?
Main sequence stars
The heaviest element supergiant stars can burn
Iron
The outer most layer of the sun that you can see during an eclipse
Corona
radiative zone
a massive implosion that occurs when a supergiant star no longer has any more fuel to burn
Supernova
What is measured on the x axis?
Temperature
_________ determines the brightness and size of star
Mass
This layer gives a red Radiative glow
Chromosphere
Temporary cooler, dark patches that appear on the suns photosphere
sun spots
Main sequence star's last dying breath as the atmosphere dissipates because there is no longer any fusion taking place
Planetary nebula
Luminosity
The inward force of gravity is equal to the outward force from nuclear fusion, it is called _______.
Hydrostatic equilibrium
The 3 outer layers make up this part of the sun
Solar atmosphere
The layer of the sun that emits light that we can see
Photosphere
A star that results when a white dwarf stops giving off energy
black dwarf
What are the names of the 2 scientists who designed the HR diagram? Last names only
Hertzsprung and Russell
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The 3 inner layers together make up this part of the sun
Solar Interior
The layer of the sun where hot plasma rises to the top of the layer and then is pushed back down to the bottom once it cools. The plasma circulates over and over.
Convection layer
After a supernova, a dense, hot spinning star
Neutron star