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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The natural formation of atoms as a result of fusion and supernovasFusionFissionNucleosynthesisSupernova
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The combining of two or more atoms in a stars core into a new heavier atom.FissionFusionNuclear ReactionsNucleosynthesis
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The balance between gravity pulling in and the pressure from fusion pushing out in a star.Main sequence starStellar stabilityHydrostatic equilibriumRed giant star
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The only way the sun can send heat to Earth. Heat travels as an electromagnetic wave.ConductionConvectionThermal RadiationElectromagnetic Waves
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.measures how bright a star would be in relation to the sun if all stars were the same distance from the observerBrightnessLuminosityApparent MagnitudePhotic Strength
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Controlled by the rate of fusion in a stars core. The stars color is connected to this too.TemperatureStar TemperatureStar volumeLuminosity
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A diagram or graph that shows the relationship between luminosity and temperature in a star.HR (Hertzsprung - Russell) DiagramColor vs. Brightness chartTemperature vs. Luminosity chartStellar life cycle chart
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.An exploding massive star. These explosions are responsible for forming all atoms heavier than iron.NovasBig bangsSupernovaThermonuclear detonation