Sunday, April 9, 2017

Birth of Stars by: LaRahn Walker and Dionna Stevenson

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  1. On slide 2, you mention that a star's energy is created by nuclear fusion. Can you explain that process?

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    1. We did not talk about nuclear fusion in our powerpoint therefore i cannot answer this question.

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  2. in slide for you talked about clouds collapsing. does that mean that the clouds are booming part of the star?

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  3. what is the importance of a molecular cloud?

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  4. You mentioned that the mass of the star's solar mass is steep, what kind of effect does this have on the star?

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    1. the star gets brighter and the temperature of a star decreases

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  5. On slide 2, you talk about the core of a star, what makes up the core of a star?

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    1. Converting atoms of hydrogen into helium and releasing a tremendous amount of heat.

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  6. How do you measure solar mass of a star?

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    1. Keplars Third Law is applied

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  7. Do you know exactly how hot the core has to get for the helium to fuse and form carbon?

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    1. about 150,000 degrees!

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