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The Layers of the Sun
Constellations
Seeing the stars
What is going on in the center of a star?
Stars
100
There are this many layers in the suns atmosphere.
What is three.
100
The big dipper is part of this constellation
What is Ursa Major
100
This is the tool scientist use to determine what elements are in stars.
What is a spectroscope
100
This kind of reaction is occurring in the middle of stars.
What is a nuclear reaction.
100
This is the color of the hottest stars.
What is blue or blueish white
200
This part of the sun is the hottest.
What is the core.
200
A popular grouping of stars easily recognizable by the casual observer is called this.
What is an asterism.
200
This is how bright a star looks from Earth
What is Apparent Magnitude
200
This are the by products of the nuclear reaction in stars
What is light and heat
200
The smallest stars are called this.
What is Neutron stars
300
In this layer of the sun the particles are so far apart a space ship could fly between particles.
What is the corona
300
The constellation that looks like a swan is named this.
What is cygnus.
300
This is the amount of light a star actually gives off
What is Absolute magnitude
300
This is the name of the nuclear reaction going on in stars
What is nuclear fusion
300
These two elements make up the majority of a stars composition.
What is Hydrogen and Helium
400
This is the layer next to the core in a star
What is the photosphere
400
Constellations split this into sections to help locate objects in the sky.
What is the celestial sphere.
400
Scientists who study the night sky are called
What are astronomers
400
The nuclear reaction in stars occurs when this element fuses together.
What is Hydrogen
400
The sun is this size of star.
What is a medium sized star.
500
These are the four layers of the sun in order from the outside in.
What is Corona, Chromosphere, Photosphere, and Core
500
The constellation in the shape of a hunter is called this.
What is Orion.
500
This model shows the correlation between absolute magnitude and the average surface temperature of stars.
What is the Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram
500
When Hydrogen is fused together this is created
What is Helium
500
The brightness of a star depends on these three things.
What is size, surface temp, and distance from the Earth.