Earth's Place in the Universe

A diagonal area on an H-R diagram that includes more than 90 percent of all stars

• white dwarf

• black dwarf

• main sequence

• supergiant

A graph relating the temperature and brightness of stars

• HR Diagram

• constellation chart

• main sequence

• supergiant

nebula --> protostar ---> main sequence ---> red supergiant ----> supernova ---> black hole ---> neutron star

• Life cycle of a red giant

• life cycle of a main sequence star

• life cycle of a high mass star

• life cycle of a low mass star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old star

• our sun

• white dwarf

• neutron star

• pulsar

An object in space whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape.

• Neutron Star

• Supernovae

• Black hole

• Black dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Stellar explosion that briefly outshines an entire galaxy,

• Nebula

• Super Novae

• Black Hole

• Supergiant

The cosmic formation of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom.

• Hydrogen Fusion

• Super Novae

• Nucleo Synthesis

• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.

• Radiative Zone

• Thermal Zone

• Corona

• Sun Spots

dark spots on the sun caused by disturbances of the sun's magnetic field

• Corona

• Radiative Zone

• Thermal Zone

• Sun Spots

A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface

• Sun Spot

• Super Novae

• Solar Flare

• Corona

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3