Unit 5 Properties of Stars

Front

What measurement do we use to measure distances to a star?

Back

Light Year

Front

Which H-R diagram category would have the largest stars?

Back

Super Giants

Front

What is the main characteristic of the sun?

Back

It is a star.

Front

What is formed when giant stars finish fusion?

Back

Supernova

Front

What is the color of the coolest stars?

Back

Red

Front

What is the H-R diagram used for?

Back

To classify stars based on their brightness and temperature.

Front

What is a white dwarf?

Back

A small, dense star that is the remnants of a low-mass star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel.

Front

What is a black hole?

Back

A region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.

Front

What is a supernova?

Back

A powerful explosion that occurs when a star exhausts its nuclear fuel and collapses.

Front

What is the main sequence in the H-R diagram?

Back

A continuous band of stars that includes the majority of stars, including the sun, which are in a stable phase of hydrogen burning.