Introduction to Stars

Is the sun Earth's closest star?

• Yes
• Hot balls of gas (plasma)

What are stars?

• Rocky bodies
• Hot exploding balls of gas (plasma)
• 5 pointed shapes
• Hollywood actors

What do all stars start out as? 

• a Neutron Star
• a Supernova 
• a Protostar in a Stellar Nebula 
• a Yellow Main Sequence Star

The colour of the star tells us its 

• Composition
• Temperature
• Luminosity 
• Mass

The hottest colour star is 

• Blue
• Orange

• Yellow
• Red

Our star is a 

• yellow / large star
• yellow / tiny star
• yellow / medium star

The Moon shines because

• It reflects light from the Earth
• It emits its own light
• It reflects light from the Sun

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What colour star lives the longest?

• blue
• red
• yellow
• white