Lifecycle of Stars Flashcards
No.1
A nebula - Clouds of dust gather due to gravity. A Protostar is formed.
No.2
- A main sequence (high mass) star - They are formed when there is a lot of mass, temperature and density from the atoms.
No.3
Red supergiant- The star runs out of fuel and so, it cools down and swells out. The core becomes more composed of helium than hydrogen. The star expands.
No.4
- Supernova- The large star (more than 1.5 times the mass of our sun) continues to make large atoms. Once it begins generating these large atoms, the star will no longer be able to produce enough heat to remain stable. It will explode.
No.5
- With enough mass this can become a black hole
No.6
The core can collapse into a neutron star
No.7
Hydrogen and Helium are sent out in space to eventually create new stars
No.8
A main sequence (low mass) star- They are formed when there is less mass, temperature, and density.
No.9
A red giant- They are formed when the star is small (up to 1.5 times the mass of our sun) the fusion process of atoms in the core will eventually run out of atoms to process. The core will begin to shrink and cool
No.10
A white dwarf- They are formed when there are no more light elements to use, and it collapses
No.11
A white dwarf- They are formed when there are no more light elements to use, and it collapses
