IPC Unit 5 Lesson 9
can become a planetary nebula
Average Star
can become a white dwarf
Average Star
expands into a red giant
Average Star
has a lifespan of billions of years
Average Star
A ___ is a place where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape.
Black hole
The Centauri star is a blue main sequence star. Is the star hotter or colder than the Sun?
Hotter
Most stars in the Milky Way are ___ stars.
Main Sequence
What type of star did Sirius B used to be?
Main Sequence or Average Star
can become a neutron star
Massive Star
expands into a red supergiant
Massive Star
explodes in a supernova
Massive Star
has a lifespan of millions of years
Massive Star
A ___ is a cloud of star-forming dust and gas.
Nebula
A ___ is the extremely bright explosion caused by massive stars as they die.
Supernova
What could the Wolf 359 star evolve into?
- Planetary Nebula - White Dwarf - Red Giant
Order the stars from least hot to most hot
- Red Star - Yellow Star - Blue Star
What could the Polaris star evolve into?
- Red Supergiant - Supernova - Neutron Star - Black Hole
What three traits are used to classify stars?
- Size - Brightness - Color
The star Rigel is a supergiant. What could Rigel turn into toward the end of its life cycle?
- Supernova - Black Hole - Neutron Star
