Parts of a star
This is the hottest layer of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs
What is the core?
This is a stellar stage
(Name one stellar stage)
What is a ...?
Protostar, Main sequence
Red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
Super giant, supernova, neutron star, black hole
This is the element being created inside of main sequence stars
What is Helium (He)?
What is Light Pollution?
This element makes up a majority of a star
What is hydrogen?
this determines if a star will turn into a supergiant or a red giant
what is the difference
What is the mass?
medium mass-red giant
High Mas- Super giant
This is the name of a star before it starts fusing hydrogen
What is a protostar?
This type of telescope relies on a mirror
What is a reflecting telescope?
This is the dark cold spots on the surface of the sun
What is a sun spot?
At the end of the highest mass stars lives what will they become
what is a black hole?
Our star is this stellar class (OABFGKM)
What is a G class star?
This is the brightness of a star we see from here on earth
__________ Brightness
What is Apparent Brightness?
Absolute brightness is the light a star produces
Apparent is what we see from earth
This is the outer-most layer of a star.
What is the corona
This is the highest mass element that is able to be created by nuclear fusion in a star
What is Iron (Fe)?
As temperature of a star increases what change do we observe in stars?
Blue=hottest
red=coldest
This is the name of the newest space telescope launched
What is the James Webb Space Telescope?
This event occurs when an explosion occurs on the surface of the sun
What is a solar flare?
This is what our star become at the end of its life
What is a white dwarf?
These are the two variables of a star compared in an HR diagram
What is Temperature and Luminosity?
If we were to travel to a distance of 2 AU (twice as far from the earth is) how much dimmer would the sun be?
What is 1/4 as bright?
Inverse square law
1/2^2=14