Life Cycle of a Star (TEKS 8.9A)
Across
- 5. Atoms change structure in their nucleus and release or absorb energy. Stars are powered by these reactions.
- 7. Everything that exists in space and time
- 9. A chart that shows star brightness vs. temperature.
- 10. The galaxy we live in
- 12. Large, reddish or orange, star that is 100x it's original size. Supply of hydrogen ran out and helium is being fused with carbon.
Down
- 1. A small, dense leftover core of a star that has exhausted its fuel and shed its outer layers.
- 2. A type of nuclear reaction where hydrogen and helium combine and release energy. They power the stars.
- 3. Completely cooled star, doesn't flow, and is considered dead
- 4. a star that is in the stable, longest phase of its life cycle, where it fuses hydrogen into helium in its core
- 6. Clouds of gas and dust where stars form
- 8. Outer layer expands, the star cools, collapses, and explodes
- 11. How bright a star is