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Star Life Cycle Computer Lab
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1. What is the name for a newly “born” star?
2. The gas and dust that fills up much of space is called ________________.
3. Large collections of this dust and gas form ________________.
4. What is equilibrium?
Stars
5. What is the main sequence?
6. Do the “ Interactive Lab”. Compare the time it takes to reach main sequence for:
Small
Low
Medium
Massive
7. More massive stars have ___________ lifespans because:
Equilibrium
8. What two main forces are involved in keeping a stable star equilibrium?
9. List/Illustrate the 5 steps of star equilibrium:
10. Do the Interactive Equilibrium Lab and Practice Quizzes.
11. After their life on the main sequence, what happens to massive stars?
12. What is the 3rd fuel that stars can use after Hydrogen and Helium?
The Beginning of the End
13. When a star is fusing helium, what stage of its life is it considered? What type of star
is this?
14. Do the helium lab and Star Quiz 2.
End of a Star
15. What are the 3 possible deaths of a star?
16. How are these deaths determined?
17. Click on the links to learn more about each death.
18. Do the carbon burning process lab and end of life cycles lab.
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
19. What can the H-R diagram tell us about a star?
20. What is luminosity or absolute magnitude?
21. Do the H-R diagram interactive lab.
22. What makes a star “fit” the main sequence?
H-R Application Labs
Do the next 3 interactive labs to strengthen your understanding of the H-R Diagram.