Notes: Star Properties-MMI

How are the lives of Small Stars different from lives of Massive Stars

• Small Stars become Red Giants

• Small Stars explode and develop into Super-massive Black Holes.

• Small Stars develop into Neutron Stars.

• Small Stars end as White/Black Dwarf Stars

How do the masses of different types of Stars compare?

• Hotter Stars are Bigger

• Smaller Stars are Hotter

• Bigger Stars are Cooler

What forces are balanced in a Main Sequence stars

• Gravity

• Nuclear Fusion

• Work

• Space

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Young Stars change ___________ into ______________ using _________.

• Hydrogen, Helium, Fusion

• Helium, Hydrogen, Fission

• Water, Earth, Fire

• Lead, Gold, Alchemy

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What Stages of Star Life are "Near" End Stages

• Giant

• Supergiant

• Planetary Nebula

• Supermassive Black Hole

What theoretical object absorbs all radiation that it receives?

• Black Body

• Main Sequence Star

• Pulsar

Stars are Black Body Radiators because they balance the amount of energy they absorb with ____________.

• the amount of energy they emit.

• the energy they absorb.

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What happens to a small star when its main sequence phase is over?

• it expands and cools into a red giant.

• it explodes and turns into a black hole.

• it bleeds off gases and turns into a Planetary Nebula

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Describe a Supernova.

• A Large Explosion in space

• The Death of a Super Giant

• The end of everything!

When can a Star become a Black Hole?

• Only the most massive stars can become a Black Hole.

• Only the brightest stars can become a Black Hole.

• Only Main Sequence stars can become a Black Hole.

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