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E.S. Astronomy
Stars and the Universe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which theory is the most widely accepted theory on how the solar system and the stars are formed? | The Solar Nebular Theory. |
| What is a solar nebula? | It is huge, vast clouds of ice, gas and dust. |
| What are the basic types of Galaxies? | They are spiral, elliptical(football shaped), and irregular. |
| What are black holes? | They are the end of the life cycle of some super giant stars. |
| What is the distance light travels in one year? | It is the Light Year |
| What is singularity? | It is when a star eventually collapses to the point of zero volume and infinite density. |
| What is the less massive stars order? | Nebula, Protostar, Main sequence star(birth), white dwarf, black dwarf(death) |
| What does the Hertzsprung diagram show? | It shows the relationship between absolute magnitude(brightness) in relation to their surface temperatures. |
| What type of star puts out about 10,000 times as much energy as the sun? | Blue Giant stars |
| What is the more massive stars order? | Nebula, protostar, main sequence(birth) supernova, neutron star(death) |