Sun and Stars Review

A nuclear reaction in which two lighter nuclei combine to form a single heavier nucleus and some of the original mass is converted to energy

• Fusion

• Fission

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Glowing gases, like that of a hot star, are losing energy aka light in specific frequencies. The resulting spectrum has bright lines against a dark background and is called a

• emission spectrum

• absorption spectrum

• continuous spectrum

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What elements make up most of the sun’s mass?

• carbon and oxygen

• carbon and hydrogen

• helium and nitrogen

• hydrogen and helium

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On the H-R diagram, the Sun is a _____

• Main Sequence star

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

• Blue Giant

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What is the Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram?

• A map which tells the approximate location of stars in the Milky Way galaxy and their distance from Earth.

• A table that alphabetically lists stars by name and includes dates of when the star was first charted.

• A chart which organizes stars into categories based on the amount of Hydrogen they burn.

• A graph used to classify stars according to their luminosity, color, temperature, and stage.

Our Sun will become which type of star once it begins to fuse Helium and other heavy elements?

• Main Sequence

• White Dwarfs

• Red Dwarfs

• Red Giants

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What is the final stage of a low mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

The constant stream of energetic and electrically charged particles that spreads out from the Sun in all directions.

• Sunspots

• Solar Flares

• Prominences

• Solar Wind

What protects Earth from solar winds?

• The poles

• The moon's gravity

• The magnetic field and the atmosphere

• The tidal range

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What causes aurora borealis or northern lights?

• The Corona

• Prominences

• Sunspots

• Solar Flares

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