The Sun
What are the three layers of the sun's atmosphere?
What is Photosphere, Chromosphere, and Corona?
What is the main factor that determines the life path that a star will take?
The Mass of the star.
Is anything brighter than a supernova explosion in this universe?
No?
What are solar flares?
What is a sudden release of energy from the sun?
When did the earliest humans appear on Earth?
What is 2 Billion years ago?
Where does the birth of stars occur?
The nebula
Describe the process of nuclear fusion that the sun uses to produce energy?
Hydrogen + Hydrogen combine to make Helium and energy.
What is apparent brightness?
How bright the star appears from Earth?
What is a red supergiant?
An aging giant star that has consumed it’s core supply of hydrogen.
What are the Sun's interior layers?
What is the core, radiation zone, and convection zone?
How long ago was the formation of the Sun and all the Planets in our Solar System?
About 4,600 Billion Year Ago
What is a white dwarf star?
Any small, very dense star that is typically the size of a planet?
What is the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram used for?
It is used to classify stars according to their Luminosity and Surface Temperature
What percent of a stars life is spent on the main sequence?
What is 90%?
What is a planetary nebula?
A glowing cloud of gas surrounding a dying low-mass star.