Star Colors
true or false: Cooler stars glow brighter (white or blue) while hotter stars are yellow, orange, or red.
FALSE
What shape is a star?
Sphere/Circular
What happens when stars run out of helium to fuse?
fusion of heavier and heavier elements
a huge cloud of gas and dust in space
nebula
true or false: a star's color depends on its temperature
TRUE
True or False: A star makes it's own light.
TRUE
location where stars begin to form
nebula
dark areas that appear on the sun's surface
sunspots
Which color star has the shortest "life?"
blue
two gasses that stars are made of
Hydrogen and Helium
hydrogen and helium
the force pushing in on the star, eventually causing it to collapse at the end of its cycle
gravity
the color of the Sun star
yellow dwarf
the reaction that occurs when hydrogen combines at very high speeds, becoming an atom of helium and releasing a LOT of energy
fuse
fusion
the force pushing outward from the core of a star
pressure
Daily Free Points
Daily Free Points
Name the 5 star colors from hottest to coolest
blue, white, yellow, orange, red
this element begins to fuse once all the hydrogen has fused
helium
life cycle stages of a star in order
stellar nebula
star
supergiant
supernova
blackhole/dense core
sudden eruption of brightness from the sun's surface
solar flare