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