HR Diagram Basics

The intensity of light from a celestial body

• Star

• Nebula

• Luminosity

• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A large grouping of stars in space

• Stars

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Universe

All of space and the matter it contains

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Black hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Any natural body outside of Earth’s atmosphere including moons, planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, etc.

• Universe

• Celestial body

• Space

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A graph of the surface temperature of a star versus the star’s luminosity

• Star Chart

• Galactic Graph

• Star Diagram

• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

A massive sphere of gas that produces its own energy through nuclear reactions and is held together by its own gravity; our sun is one example

• Galaxy

• Star

• Nebula

• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Vast clouds of dust and gas found in interstellar space where protostars are found

• Nebula

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Planetary nebula

Which type of star would reach the white dwarf phase?

• Low Mass

• High Mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which type of star would reach the supernova phase?

• Low Mass

• High Mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which phase below could describe a low mass star?

• Neutron Star

• Red Giant

• Black Hole

• Red Supergiant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3