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Stars and Planets
Stars and Planets
GPS S4E
GPS S4E
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Students will compare
Students will compare
and contrast the physical attributes of
and contrast the physical attributes of
stars, star patterns, and
stars, star patterns, and
planets.
planets.
Ms. D
Ms. D
Angelo
Angelo
Physical Attributes of Stars
Physical Attributes of Stars
Number
Number
Size
Size
Color
Color
Pattern
Pattern
What is a star made out of?
What is a star made out of?
A. Dust and Gas
A. Dust and Gas
B. Fire and sticks
B. Fire and sticks
C. Dust and poison
C. Dust and poison
How is a star formed?
How is a star formed?
True or False:
A star is formed when dust
True or False:
A star is formed when dust
and gas are forced together.
and gas are forced together.
Red Stars
Red Stars
True or False: Red stars burn very, very
True or False: Red stars burn very, very
hot and have very short lives.
hot and have very short lives.
Red Stars
Red Stars
Red stars are very ____________.
Red stars are very ____________.
A. Small
A. Small
B. Large
B. Large
C. Giant
C. Giant
Yellow Stars
Yellow Stars
Our sun is a ____________ star.
Our sun is a ____________ star.
A. Blue
A. Blue
B. Yellow
B. Yellow
C. Green
C. Green
Yellow Stars
Yellow Stars
True or False: The sun will live for about 5
True or False: The sun will live for about 5
billion more years.
billion more years.
Yellow Stars
Yellow Stars
True or False: At the end of a yellow stars
True or False: At the end of a yellow stars
life, it will expand and then shrink leaving
life, it will expand and then shrink leaving
behind a white dwarf star.
behind a white dwarf star.
Blue Stars
Blue Stars
Because blue stars are large, and compact, Because blue stars are large, and compact,
they burn they burn
their fuel quickly, which gives them a very high their fuel quickly, which gives them a very high
temperature. temperature.
These stars often run out of fuel in only These stars often run out of fuel in only
100,000 years. 100,000 years.
A blue giant is very bright. A blue giant is very bright.
Like a light house, they shineLike a light house, they shine
across a great distance. across a great distance.
Even though blue giant stars Even though blue giant stars
are rare, they make up many of the stars we see at are rare, they make up many of the stars we see at
night. night.
Blue giant stars die in a spectacular way. Blue giant stars die in a spectacular way.
They grow They grow
larger just like the Sun sized stars, but then instead of larger just like the Sun sized stars, but then instead of
shrinking and forming a planetary nebula they explode in shrinking and forming a planetary nebula they explode in
what is called a what is called a
super nova super nova
. Super nova explosions can . Super nova explosions can
be brighter than an entire galaxy, and can be seen from be brighter than an entire galaxy, and can be seen from
very far away. very far away.
Blue Stars
Blue Stars
When a blue star is at the end of its life, it
When a blue star is at the end of its life, it
explodes. This explosion is called
explodes. This explosion is called
a___________.
a___________.
A. Giant bang
A. Giant bang
B. Super Nova
B. Super Nova
C. Planetary Nebula
C. Planetary Nebula
Pictures of Colored Stars
Pictures of Colored Stars
http://www.kidsastro
http://www.kidsastro
nomy.com/stars.htm
nomy.com/stars.htm
http://science.nationa
http://science.nationa
lgeographic.com/scien
lgeographic.com/scien
ce/photos/stars
ce/photos/stars
gallery.html
gallery.html
Stars and Seasons
Stars and Seasons
Why does the
Why does the
pattern of stars
pattern of stars
in a constellation
in a constellation
stay the same
stay the same
but a planet can
but a planet can
be seen in
be seen in
different
different
locations?
locations?
Answer:
Answer:
Technology Used to Observe Technology Used to Observe
Objects in the Sky Objects in the Sky
Telescope
Telescope
Space Probes
Space Probes
