Review Questions for Lecture 16


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  • Constellation and Sky Lore

    Aquila, Altair, summer triangle

    Review Questions from the Text

    examine the review questions from previous lectures

    Review Terms

    Algol Problem
    Binary Star Evolution

    Review Concepts

    Draw an HR diagram. Label the axis. Plot the evolution of a one-solar mass star from the main sequence to the White Dwarf stage. Be sure to include the subgiant, red giant, horizontal, assymptotic giant, and planetary nebula stages.

    Draw a cross sectional diagram showing the layers inside subgiant, red giant, horizontal, and assymptotic giant stars. Be sure to include the composition of the layers and if they are undergoing nuclear fusion.

    Draw a cross sectional diagram of a 10 solar mass star just before it undergoes core collapse. How does it differ from an assymptotic giant branch stars?

    What conditions are necessary for the formation of a Black Hole?

    How can mass transfer change the evolution of binary stars? What is the Algol problem?

    List three differences between Open clusters and Globular Clusters.