The Life Of Stars

Question 1

Life of a Sun

Answer 1

Sun-red giant-white dwarf-black dwarf

Question 2

Life of a Huge star

Answer 2

Huge star-red super giant-supernova-neutron star

Question 3

Giant star

Answer 3

Giant star-red super giant-super nova-black hole

Question 4

What is a nova

Answer 4

The explosion of a medium star

Question 5

Supernova

Answer 5

The explosion of a Red supergiant

Question 6

Black dwarf

Answer 6

Small and cold matter left over from a medium stars death

Question 7

Black hole

Answer 7

A place of high gravity and very high density that light can’t escape from, that came from a massive stars death

Question 8

Why do stars appear to shift slightly in the night sky throughout the year?

Answer 8

Earth moves half way around the sun in 6 months.

Closer stars move relative to distant stars

Question 9

How does a nebula become a protostar

Answer 9

Gas gathers in the nebula.
Gravity pulls the material together.
As the mass increases, heat is generated as pressure increases.
Temperature reaches 1 million degrees and fusion starts.