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- 1. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHow do we gather information about distant stars?
- 2. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhen is a white dwarf formed?
- 3. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhy is a light-year a more useful measurement in astronomy than a meter is?
- 4. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptDescribe how astronomers determine the composition of a star.
- 5. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat are the products and reactants in the primary fusion reaction carried out within the sun?
- 6. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat conditions, common to most stars including our sun, appear to be necessary in order for fusion reactions to take place?
- 7. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptName two properties that are used to characterize a star.
- 8. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptDescribe the birth of a star.
- 9. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat information can be derived from the color of a star?
- 10. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptHow is the death of a very large star different from the death of smaller stars?
- 11. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptA white dwarf.is a large star capable of fusing elements.
- 12. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptExtremely high temperatures and pressures are necessary for fusion reactions to take place in stars.
- 13. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat is the upper temperature range for stars?
- 14. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMost stars are at what point in their life cycles?
- 15. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe surface temperature of a star can be estimated based on the star's
- 16. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptA light-year is a unit of
- 17. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe sun is
- 18. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptSupergiant stars
- 19. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptNot including the sun, the closest stars to Earth are
- 20. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMost of the stars in the Milky Way will end their lives as
- 21. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptA star's apparent brightness is dependent upon
- 22. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptStar formation begins when
- 23. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptIn stars, energy is produced primarily as hydrogen atoms are combined to form
