The Sun and Stars

The luminous star that Earth and other planets revolve around; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium

• Sun

• Vega

• Sirium

• Alpha Centari

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The center of the Sun where energy is produced

• core

• photosphere

• corona

• radiation zone

The location in the sun where particles of light (photons) travel outwards carrying energy.

• Photosphere

• Core

• Chromosphere

• Radiative Zone

The location in the Sun where the motion of the gases mix and boil, transferring energy outwards.

• core

• convection zone

• radiation zone

• photosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior.

• Galaxy

• Planet

• Star

• Black hole

Stable stars in the middle developmental phases that plot along a continuous diagonal belt on the H–R diagram

• Milky Way

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Main Sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface

• Core

• Light

• Prominence

• Corona

A cloud of interstellar gas and dust

• Nebula

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Red Giant

The aura around the Sun that is easily seen during a solar eclipse

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Solar Flare

• Corona

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An aging very massive star that has consumed its core's supply of hydrogen fuel

• Red Supergiant

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3