Stars and Galaxies Review
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Stars and Galaxies Review
What type of Star:
What does a medium sized main sequence star become when fusion slows down?
A Red Giant
What type of Star:
What does a medium sized star become after all fusion stops?
A planetary nebula and then a white dwarf
What type of Star:
What is a small, medium, or large star called when it is fusing hydrogen into helium?
A main sequence star
What type of Star:
What is a large star called when fusion slows down and it begins to fuse heavier elements?
A red super giant
Which stars have the hottest but dimmest stars?
White Dwarfs
Which group of stars have the coolest but the brightest stars?
Red Super giants and Giants
Which group of stars does our Sun belong to?
Main Sequence Stars
Which group of stars has both the hottest and brightest and the coolest and dimmest stars?
Main Sequence Stars
What is the lightest element in the Universe? Hydrogen
What is the main fuel for stars? Hydrogen
When you fuse hydrogen together what is made? Helium
What is made is you fuse two helium atoms together?
Beryllium
What is fusion?
Combining two lighter elements to make one new heavier element and release energy
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state? Matter is not created or destroyed in
a chemical reaction
What do we mean when we say stars are element builders?
Stars are hot enough to support fusion
Through fusion two lighter elements become one new heavier element.
Through fusion stars can build heavier and heavier elements
What elements are fused during the main sequence? Hydrogen into helium
What elements are fused during the red giant and red supergiant stage?
Helium up through Iron
How are elements heavier than Iron made? Super novas