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What are stars?

Hot, self-luminous gaseous celestial bodies.

Are stars very bright or not very bright?

False

What do stars vary in?

Size, color, luminosity, temperature, and age.

What does luminosity measure?

<p>How bright a star is in relation to the sun if all stars were the same distance from an observer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between a star's color and its temperature?

<p>Orange and white stars are cooler in temperature than blue stars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does color change as temperature increases?

<p>As temperature increases, the color changes to blue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between a star's color and temperature?

<p>As the color changes from orange to blue, the temperature changes from cold to hot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the luminosity and radius of stars compare?

<p>As luminosity increases, the radius increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the radii of stars compare with their mass?

<p>As the radius increases, the mass increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

As the radius of a star increases, how does its luminosity change?

<p>The luminosity would be brighter (direct relationship).</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the mass of a star relate to its luminosity?

<p>As the mass increases, the luminosity would increase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the radius of a star relate to its mass?

<p>As the radius increases, the mass increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the size of a star affect its luminosity?

<p>The larger star would have the greatest luminosity because it has the greatest mass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between mass and luminosity?

<p>As the mass gets larger, the luminosity increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between mass and radius?

<p>The radius increases as the mass increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is Spica the densest star among Antares, Spica, and Polaris?

<p>Spica is the most dense since it has a high mass with a low radius.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a star's luminosity related to its temperature?

<p>As luminosity increases, the temperature decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group are most stars found in?

<p>Main sequence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can plotting two different characteristics on a graph help find relationships?

<p>It can show the relationships of two different things like luminosity, temperature, age, color, group, and mass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is a yellow star like the sun hotter or cooler than a red star?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do blue main sequence stars have shorter lives than red main sequence stars?

<p>Blue stars are hotter, so they quickly use up their fuel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Amongst main sequence stars, how does temperature relate to luminosity?

<p>As temperature increases, luminosity increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Describe how a star's luminosity and surface temperature change.

<p>As the star's luminosity increases, the surface temperature decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of giants and supergiants?

<p>Large, massive, bright, cool in temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of white dwarfs?

<p>Small, dim, hot temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How will the sun's luminosity and temperature change as it ages?

<p>It will become a supergiant and the luminosity would increase while the temperature drops. Later, it would become a white dwarf and the luminosity would decrease but will be hot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Star Classification

  • Stars are hot, self-luminous gaseous celestial bodies found throughout the universe.
  • Brightness is classified as either very bright or not very bright.

Variability of Stars

  • Stars exhibit variations in size, color, luminosity, temperature, and age.
  • Luminosity measures a star's brightness relative to the sun, assuming equal distance from any observer.

Color and Temperature

  • Orange and white stars are cooler than blue stars, indicating a direct relationship between color and temperature.
  • As a star's temperature rises, its color changes, typically becoming blue.

Relationships Between Stars' Properties

  • The luminosity of a star increases with its radius, demonstrating a direct relationship.
  • Larger radius in stars correlates to increased mass.
  • Increased radius also results in greater luminosity, suggesting a significant interplay between these properties.

Mass, Luminosity, and Radius

  • Higher mass in stars is associated with increased luminosity.
  • The biggest stars exhibit the highest luminosity due to their substantial mass.

Density of Stars

  • Spica is identified as the densest star compared to Antares and Polaris due to its high mass relative to its low radius.

Luminosity and Temperature

  • Luminosity and temperature are inversely related in some contexts; as luminosity increases, surface temperature may decrease.
  • Most stars are categorized within the main sequence on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

Relationships through Graphing

  • Plotting different star characteristics can reveal relationships, such as between luminosity and temperature, age, color, and mass.

Star Lifespans

  • Yellow stars, like the sun, are hotter than red stars.
  • Blue stars are hotter and consume their fuel more quickly, leading to shorter lifespans compared to red stars.

Main Sequence Stars

  • There is a positive correlation between temperature and luminosity among main sequence stars.

Changes in Luminosity and Temperature Over Time

  • As stars evolve, their luminosity and surface temperature can change: for example, the sun will become a supergiant, experience an increase in luminosity and a drop in temperature, and eventually evolve into a white dwarf, where luminosity decreases while the temperature remains high.

Characteristics of Different Types of Stars

  • Giants and supergiants are characterized by being large, massive, bright, and having a cool temperature.
  • White dwarfs are small, dim, and exhibit high temperatures.

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