HR Diagram and Lifecycle of a Star

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What is a white dwarf?

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A small, hot star that is near the end of its life cycle.

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What happens to stars as we move to the left on the HR Diagram?

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Stars get hotter.

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Which color of star is the hottest?

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Blue Star.

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What type of star is our sun classified as?

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Main sequence star.

Front

What event marks the beginning of our known universe?

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Big Bang Theory.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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What is the HR Diagram?

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A graph that shows the relationship between the brightness and temperature of stars.

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What is a red giant?

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A large, bright star that is cooler than a blue star and is in the later stages of its life.

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What is a supernova?

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A powerful explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life cycle.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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What is a protostar?

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An early stage in the formation of a star, before nuclear fusion begins.

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What is the main sequence?

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A continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness.