Stars
Huge, arching columns of gas that explode for thousands of miles out of the sun.
What is a prominence/solar flare/arch?
The name of our galaxy.
Milky Way
The force responsible for bringing the universe and objects in it together.
Gravity
The closest star to us other than our sun.
Proxima Centauri
This stage occurs when the core of a large mass star has used all of its hydrogen. The star expands into this.
What is a red super giant?
The layer of the sun where fusion occurs.
What is the core?
Three factors that determine how much light/energy we receive from a star.
How close, how big, how hot.
The universe contains millions, billions, or trillions of stars.
What is trillions?
The explosion of a large mass star.
Supernova
The gaseous, hazy outer layer of the sun often called the halo only seen during an eclipse..
What is the corona?
An explanation that states all matter and energy exploded from one point and has been expanding ever since.
What is the big bang theory?
The method used to measure the distance of stars close to Earth by viewing the star from different locations and measuring the shift.
What is parallax?
The two things produced when a large mass star dies.
What are a neutron star and black hole?
Describe our sun in reference to its size, temperature (color), and age.
What is a dwarf, average size, average temperature (yellow) and middle aged?
The diagram that shows the relationship between a star's temperature and its brightness.
What is the Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram?