Stars are not in position for this tribute. Flashcards
Patterns that are recognized on the night sky
Asterism
Larger grouping or arrangement of stars
constellation
Examples of constellations
ursa major and ursa minor
Examples of asterism
big dipper, little dipper, tres marias
Ursa Major means?
Big Bear
Canis Minor means?
Small Dog
This star is found in the constellation Orion
Betelguese
Orion means?
The hunter
Ursa Minor means?
Small Bear
Canis Major means?
Big Dog
this star is found in canis major and it means scorching
sirius
this is found in the canis minor
procyon
this is found in the belt of the orion
tres marias
these people have made their own constellations
Arabs, Chinese, Egyptians, and Babylonians
Brightest stars are symbolized with what?
Alpha
Astronomers divide the sky into?
88 parcels
stars differ in???
mass, size, temperature, color and luminosity
sirius, a star, means what???
scorching
stars can be plotted using characteristics on a chart or???
HR Diagram
shows the direct relationship between luminosity and temperature
Hertz-Sprung Russel Diagram
these two determines most of the properties of a star
mass and composition
relationship between size of star and its gravity
the more massive it is, the greater its gravitational force(?)
our sun is what size??
medium-sized!!!
in star’s core, these convert matter into energy
enormous pressure and heat