Life Cycle of a Star

What does the X-Axis represent?​

What does the y-axis represent? ​

Fill out the table on the handout using the star in the box simulation.

Put an X in the boxes of the stages that each star (of different masses) will cycle through.

Type done when you are done...ha

What comes after a massive main sequence star?​ ​

What stage comes after a Supergiant? ​

What two phases comes after a supernova? ​ ​

• Neutron Star and Black Hole

• Black Hole and Red Giant

• Red Giant and Neutron Star

• White Dwarf and Red Giant

What phase comes after a main sequence star of a low or medium mass star?

What phase follows after a red giant?

What characteristic determines what stage a star will go into?

• Volume

• Mass

• Color

• Temperature

https://klrn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvbh-sci-stellarlife/wgbh-nova-black-hole-apocalypse-stellar-life-cycles/

Watch the video to answer the following question.

Which process produces the energy radiated by the star when it becomes a main sequence star?