The document outlines the key concepts and vocabulary terms to be studied across four sections on astronomy. Section 1 covers modern constellations, circumpolar constellations, and the relationship between star color and temperature. Section 2 discusses the layers of the Sun, sunspots, prominences, flares, coronal mass ejections, and characteristics of our Sun. Section 3 defines the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and examines star lifecycles including energy generation, black holes, fusion, supernovae, and the evolution of high-mass and low-mass stars. Section 4 defines galaxies and describes characteristics of the Milky Way Galaxy.
1. Chapter 13 Study Guide
Section1
All vocabulary
Modernconstellations: number,Polaris
CircumpolarConstellations: whatare they,examples,whenvisible
How colorrelatestotemperature inastar
Section2
The three layersandcharacteristicsof each one
Sunspots: whodiscovered,howearthrotates,characteristics
ProminencesandFlares: description
CMEs: whatare they,howtheyaffectearth
Our Sunis average: howlongit takeslighttoreach us,how is itunusual, closeststarsystemto
sun
All vocabulary
Section3
H-R Diagram: describe
All Vocabulary
90% of stars are whatkindof stars?
How isenergygenerated?
What isa blackhole?
How doesa star begin?
How isfusionable tohappen?
How isa supernovaproduced?
Whendoesfusionbeginina star’s life?
Where doesfusionoccurinstars?
What makesa star turn intoa red supergiantinsteadof justaredgiant?
Knowthe chart that showsthe life of a star, bothhighmass andlow mass.
Whendoescarbon begintoformin a giant’score?
Whendoes a star lose itsmainsequence status?
What makesa star a “highmass”star? Isthere a specificsize?
What causesa star toturn intoa neutronstaror a blackhole?
Knowdetailsaboutthe evolutionof alow massstar anda low massstar!
Section4
Galaxy: definition,typesof
MilkyWay Galaxy: characteristics(readthe fourparagraphson p. 387)