ASSIGNMENT IN SCIENCE G9 (4TH QTR)

James Clein T. Tang

January 21, 2019
#21
1. Name 3 things that you’ve learned about stars that you did not know before & why is this
knowledge essential to you as a student?

 There are no green stars.

 Hydrogen is the primary building block of stars.
 Every star you see in the night sky is bigger and brighter than our sun.

These are the 3 things I’ve learned during our discussion of stars. This knowledge is essential to me as a
student because I can use this knowledge in my future life like college life during astronomy class, etc.
Knowledge about stars is essential because it helps tell us how we got all the other elements that make up
things around us (and in us!). By the way, since our bodies are made of elements like carbon, oxygen,
etc., that means that we are made up of atoms that used to be part of a star!

2. Relate asterism and constellations.

Constellations are patterns of stars visible to the unaided eye, or regions of space seen from Earth that are
bounded by borders designated by the International Astronomical Union. Asterisms are also naked-eye
star patterns, but they do not form constellations on their own. An example is the Big Dipper, which is
part of Ursa Major. Americans know northern hemisphere constellations by the names given them by
ancient Babylonians and Greeks. Seafaring explorers named those in the southern hemisphere. Every
culture created its own constellations, although most of those in use today came from western sources.

3. How are the sun’s luminosity and surface temperature related? Explain.

There are some specific factors that affect luminosity. As the size of a star increases, luminosity increases.
If you think about it, a larger star has more surface area. That increased surface area allows more light and
energy to be given off. Temperature also affects a star's luminosity. You don't even need to look at a star
for this idea. Just think about a stove, or a fire. When you see very little light, chances are the temperature
is lower. When an electric stove is off, it is black. But when it is on high, the stove glows bright red. The
same idea applies to stars. As a star gets hotter, the number of nuclear reactions increases. More reactions,
more energy.