Stars and our Sun

What process do all stars use to produce energy?

• Nuclear fusion

• Combustion

• Atomic Fission

• Cellular respiration

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What element does stars use as fuel? What does it produce?

• water => fire

• Hydrogen => Helium

• Oxygen => Carbon dioxide

• Darkness => Light

• Uranium => Thorium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is true about all Massive stars?

• They all supernova

• They all start out as main sequence stars

• They all become black holes

• They all become neutron stars

The path a star takes in it's life cycle depends on the...

• Volume

• Mass

• luminosity

• chemical composition

Why have we never observed a black dwarf?

• The universe is too young and average size stars last too long for one to exist yet

• They are just a theory so they are probably a myth

• The government is trying to hide them from us

• They are too far away to be seen with modern technology

The most common stars in the universe are?

• White dwarfs

• red giants

• blue giants

• main sequence

brown dwarfs are commonly referred to as "failed stars" because...

• they cannot sustain nuclear fusion

• they are too small

• they are actually planets

• are not bright enough

When the Sun’s magnetic field break through the surface and disrupt the smooth transfer of heat from lower layers of the Sun, creating a dark spot on the surface.

• Magnetic loop

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar flare

Can disrupt GPS, radio and radar signals here on earth.

• Magnetic loop

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar flare

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A glowing arch that reaches thousands of kilometers into the Sun’s atmosphere

• Magnetic loop

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar flare