Life Cycle of A Star WebQuest

List and describe the life cycle of a star. How does the life cycle for an average star and massive star differ? Include a drawing of both the average and massive star life cycles.

Using your diagrams above, compare the life cycle of the star to that of a human's life.

What are Protostars? List the two forces that are essential for a star to exist.

Define accretion. What is its role in a nebula?

What are the two possible options to occur after a nebula turns into a protostar?

For fusion to occur within a nebula or protostar what conditions need to be met, interms of temperature?

Compare and contrast how long a more massive star will burn than a less massive star within their main sequence stage.

After what phase of a star will they start to collapse? What is the main cause of this?

In each of the following type of stars (Low mass, Medium mass and More massive) what happens to them after the Red Giant phase?

Calculate your weight on the different planets. What planet is your weight the greatest and the least? Why?

Which planets or moons would you be able to jump the highest??

Define the following terms:

a. Asteroid:

b. Black hole:

c. Electromagnetic spectrum:

d. Fission:

e. Fusion

f. Galaxy:

g. Gravity:

h. Life cycle:

i. Moon:

j. Neutron star:

k. Planet:

l. Planetary nebula:

m. Red giant:

n. Star:

o. Stellar nebula:

p. Super giant:

q. Supernova:

r. Wavelength:

s. White dwarf: