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Properties of Stars
Our Star
It's Too Bright
Too Hot to Handle
Twinkle Twinkle
100
A large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light
What is a star?
100
The star at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
100
The measure of a star's brightness as seen from Earth.
What is apparent magnitude?
100
Differences in stars' colors are due to differences in this.
What is temperature?
100
A nursery for baby stars could also be called this space of gas and dust.
What is a nebula?
200
The 2 elements stars are mostly composed of.
What are hydrogen and helium?
200
In addition to hydrogen and helium the sun also contains what elements?
What is oxygen, carbon, neon, and iron?
200
Ancient astronomers called the brightest stars they could see this term.
What is first magnitude?
200
The hottest stars are this color.
What is blue?
200
Very small stars
What is a white dwarf?
300
The range of colors of stars.
What is blue to red?
300
The center of the sun.
What is the core?
300
Today the brightest stars have this magnitude.
What is a magnitude of -2?
300
The coolest stars are this color.
What is red?
300
This is formed when a star reaches the end of its life and explodes.
What is a supernova?
400
The range of sizes of stars.
What is 1/100 the size of the sun to 1,000 times the sun?
400
The sun's surface.
What is the photosphere?
400
Today the faintest stars have this magnitude.
What is a magnitude of +30?
400
Our sun is this color.
What is yellow?
400
A rare, very large star that is usually red or blue.
What is a supergiant?
500
2 or more stars bound by gravity
What is multiple star systems?
500
The sun's corona can reach this temperature?
What is 2,000,000 degrees Celsius?
500
Stars farther from this point seem less bright to us.
What is the Earth?
500
Stars with the highest temperatures also have the highest _____.
What is mass?
500
This well known constellation contains middle aged stars.
What is the Big Dipper?