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2.01 Unit 2 Asynchronous Lesson 25-26
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What is the main process that powers the Sun?
Chemical reactions
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission
What state of matter is the sun (and other stars) made of?
Gas
Plasma
Liquid
What happens during nuclear fusion?
Hydrogen nuclei bond to form helium nucle
Nuclei are destroyed
Helium nuclei split into hydrogen
What force helps bring hydrogen nuclei close enough to fuse?
Electromagnetic force
Nuclear force
Gravitational force
According to the equation (E=mc^2), what does a small amount of mass contain?
No energy
A small amount of energy
A huge amount of energy
What happens to the missing mass when 4 hydrogen nuclei are converted into helium?
It becomes dark matter
It disappears completely
It is converted to energy
What determines how bright an object appears to us?
Color
Distance
Temperature
What is apparent magnitude?
The actual brightness of a star
How bright a star looks from earth
The color of the star
Some stars only appear bright to us because it is closer to us than other stars
True
False
What is absolute magnitude?
The color and temperature of a star
The brightness of a star at any distance
The brightness of a star at a distance of 10 parsecs
What are the two easily observable features of stars from Earth?
brightness
color
size
Which two variables are plotted on the HR diagram?
apparent brightness
true brightness
temperature
Where do stars begin their lives?
nebulae
black holes
pulsars
Main sequence stars fuse __________ into helium.
hydrogen
carbon
oxygen
What will the Sun become when it runs out of hydrogen and begins fusing helium into carbon and oxygen?
protostar
red giant
white dwarf
What does a red giant become after it runs out of helium and explodes into a supernova?
protostar
black hole
white dwarf
What do red supergiants leave behind when they run out of fuel and explode into a supernova?
black hole
protostar
white dwarf
What is the primary factor that determines the life cycle of a star?
temperature
mass
size
More massive stars have more fuel
True
False
What do low mass and average stars begin their life as?
white dwarfs
main sequence stars
red giants
What happens to a low-mass star when it runs out of hydrogen?
It turns into a supernova
It becomes a red giant
It explodes
What will a red giant become?
black hole
white dwarf
supernova
High mass stars begin as hot, big, bright, and red.
True
False
Which element is fused in the center of the core of a high mass star?
Iron (Fe)
Silican (Si)
Neon (Ne)
What happens to a high mass star when it runs out of fuel?
red giant
supernova
white dwarf
After a supernova, what 2 things can the core of a high mass star become?
white dwarf
black hole
neutron star