Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Research Question 1- What are the types of stars?


There are many different types of stars. Before a star is formed the star is called a protostar. It is made up of gas that has been broken down into a giant cloud. (University Today) Most of the stars life is in the main sequence. Almost all the stars in our galaxy are in the main sequence. There are a couple that are not but they are all around the same size.A red giant star is formed when a star consumed the hydrogen in its core. When it is a red giant star it can be up to 100 times bigger than in the main sequence. (University Today) The next stage is a white dwarf. Then a neutron star, which is about 1 to 2 times the mass of the sun. Then the last type is a supergiant. They are the largest stars in the universe.

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  1. There are many different types of stars.Some of them are Binary, Black Dwarfs, Black Holes, Galaxy, Main Sequence, Nebula, Nuetron Star, Pulsar, Red Giant and many more types of stars.Stars have many sizes, ages, and temp. Most stars do not stay in the same class for their entire life . As a star evolves , its fuel changes and as a result , its average surface temp. and its size will change . Most stars are main sepuence stars. These are medium mass stars . They progress through similar stages as the evolve.

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  2. There are many different types of stars. For example our sun is a star, and compared to other stars our sun is very young, and very small. The sun is as other stars are in a phase which is what has to do with what type of star it is; are sun is a main sequence.

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