C ON S T E L L AT IO N

BY: MAAM DEVINE

DESCRIBE THE COMPOSITION OF
STARS.
“ OUR GALAXY, BY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES, CONTAINS 100 BILLION STARS.
THE SMALL NUMBER OF STARS WE CAN SEE AT NIGHT ARE THE NEARBY STARS IN OUR
TINY NEIGHBORHOOD OF OUR GALAXY. STARS ARE NOT ETERNAL, BUT LIVE LONG LIVES
COMPARED TO OUR LIFETIME. OVER TIME THEY CHANGE. JUST LIKE YOU CAN LOOK AT A
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH AND TELL WHO IS YOUNG OR OLD, ASTRONOMERS CAN OBSERVE
STARS TO ESTIMATE THEIR STAGE OF LIFE.”
IS THE SUN A STAR?

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTIC

USED TO CLASSIFY STARS?
YES

CHARACTERISTICS USED TO CLASSIFY STARS

INCLUDE COLOR, TEMPERATURE, SIZE,
COMPOSITION AND BRIGHTNESS.
HOW WOULD OUR LIFE BE DIFFERENT
WITHOUT THE SUN? WOULD THERE
EVEN BE LIFE?
WITHOUT THE SUN LIFE ON EARTH WOULD
NOT EXIST. IT WOULD BE SO COLD THAT NO
LIVING THING WOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE
AND OUR PLANET WOULD BE COMPLETELY
FROZEN.
1.The explosion of a star is referred
to as a ________.

a.Black hole c. White dwarf

b.Supernova d. Red giant
2. All stars begin as ______.
a.Nebulae c. red giants
supernovae d. white dwarfs
3. Which sequence below is correct?

a.Red Giant, Nebula, Main Sequence, Protostar

b.Nebula, Protostar, Main Sequence, Red Giant
c.Nebula, main Sequence, Protostar, Red Giant
d.Red Giant, Nebula, Protostar, Main Sequence
4. Which stage in a star’s life is similar
to “old age” in human?
a.Nebula c. Red Giant
b.Main Sequence d. White Dwarf
5. At which stage does a star swell up many time
larger than its normal size?

a.Protostar c. Main Sequence

Nebula d. Red Giant