Cosmology 201

Test 2
Word Bank:
Bigger

Smaller

Energy

Core

1. Stars are brightest when they get _____________________.

2. Stars are less bright when they are ______________________.

3. Hydrogen burning creates ____________________.
4. Nuclear Fusion happens in ________________ of the sun.

Word Bank:
Sun

Conduction

Stars

Convection

Core

Radiation

What are three ways energy is transferred? Circle the right one.
1.
2.
3.
Circle the right answer:
How do we measure the temperature of stars?
a. Color
b. Distance from the sun
c. Distance from earth
Cold

Hot

Word Bank:
Binary
.

Low-Mass

High-Mass

Size

_______________stars are two stars that orbit each other in circles.

2. Stars that are cold and not very bright are called __________________.

3. Stars that are hot and bright are called _____________________.

4. When we put together temperature and luminosity of a star we get its __________.
Word Bank:
Neutrinos
.

White Dwarf

Longer

Higher

________________allow us to know more about the center of the sun.

2. A cold and white star is called a __________________.

3. The bigger a star is the __________________ its life will be.

4. The smaller the star is the __________________ it life will be.