Life Cycle of Stars & Sun

What color are the hottest stars?

• blue
• yellow
• red

As our sun continues through its life cycle, it will _________ and turn into a _______________.

• become hotter and hotter blue/ hypergiant.
• gradually get smaller and smaller until it dies out/ black hole
• Gradually get larger until its outer layers drift off/ white dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Our sun is a ____________ star.

• red giant
• massive star
• main sequence

A massive star can end it's life as a ______ or ___________.

• neutron star/black hole
• supernova
• main sequence star/ nebula

The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is the diagram called that shows the relationship between star size and temperatures?

• Star diagram
• HR diagram
• bar graph

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A
• C
• D

What determines the color of a star?

• It's size
• It's temperature
• They are all the same color

As you move from the bottom to the top of the H R diagram the __________ changes.

• luminosity
• Temperature
• neither

What is the name for this giant loop of energy leaping from the solar surface?

• aurora
• prominence
• solar flare

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1