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Wheel of Astronomy!

Wheel of Astronomy!. Take a spin and win!. Wheel of astronomy!. Question #1 (red). How are stars made?. Question #2 (green). What happens when the star cycle is over?. Question #3 (pink). What are 3 types of rare stars?. Question #4 (orange). What is a White Dwarf? .

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Wheel of Astronomy!

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  1. Wheel of Astronomy!

  2. Take a spin and win! Wheel of astronomy!

  3. Question #1(red) How are stars made?

  4. Question #2(green) What happens when the star cycle is over?

  5. Question #3(pink) What are 3 types of rare stars?

  6. Question #4(orange) What is a White Dwarf?

  7. Question #5(yellow) How many star types are there?

  8. Question #6(blue) How long can stars live?

  9. Answer key Question #1: They are made by gas clouds that clump together and collapse upon themselves. When they collapse together, they compress and make helium and hydrogen and this continues until nuclear fission occurs in the core of the star. Question #2: It will explode and become a supernova (black hole) Question #3:VY Canis Majoris, Eta Carinae, and Plaskett's star Question #4: When low-mass stars, like our Sun, reach the end of their lives they enter the red giant phase. But the outward radiation pressure overwhelms the gravitational pressure and the star expands farther and farther out into space. Eventually, the outer envelope of the star begins to merge with interstellar space and all that is left behind is the remnant of the star's core. This core is a smoldering ball of carbon and other various elements that glows as it cools. While often referred to as a star, a white dwarf is not technically a star as it does not undergo nuclear fusion. Rather it is a stellar remnant, like a black hole or neutron star. Eventually it is this type of object that will be the sole remains of our Sun billions of years from now. Question #5: 7 types Question #6: Larger the stars; shorter the life. A star can live 10 billion years!

  10. Wheel of Astronomy, give it a spin and join on in! Welcome!

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