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STARS

BY ALEXANDRA VOUTSAS 9B

WHAT IS A STAR?

- A STAR IS A LARGE BALL OF BURNING GAS IN SPACE HELD TOGETHER BY GRAVITY.
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HOW BIG ARE STARS?

- THERE IS MANY DIFFERENT STARS, THEY CAN BE BIGGER THAN THE SUN OR STARS CAN BE SMALLER.

WHY STARS EXPLODE?

- STARS CAUSES TO EXPLODE SOMETIMES FROM HAVING TOO MUCH MATTER, WHICH RESULTS INTO A SUPERNOVA.

WHY DO STARS TWINKLE?

- STARS TWINKLE BECAUSE THEY’RE SO FAR AWAY FROM EARTH THAT, EVEN THROUGH LARGE TELESCOPES, THEY APPEAR ONLY AS PINPOINTS.
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HOW DID THE STARS GET THEIR NAMES?

- ASTRONOMERS HAVE GIVEN THE STARS NEW NAMES SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP TRACK OF THEM MORE EASILY.

HOW MANY STARS CAN WE SEE ON A CLEAR NIGHT?

- THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 5,000 STARS VISIBLE TO THE NAKED, AVERAGE, HUMAN EYE.

HOW HOT MUST A STARGET BEFORE IT BECOMES A STAR? WHY DOES IT NEED TO GET SO HOT?

- THE TEMPERATURE NEEDED FOR A STAR IS 10 MILLION KELVIN WHICH IS VERY HOT.

HOW LONG FORD IT TAKE TO PRODUCE A STAR? HOW ARE THEY PRODUCED?

- BASICALLY, STARS ARE BIG EXPLODING BALLS OF GAS, MOSTLY HYDROGEN AND HELIUM.

HOW DO STARS AFFECT HUMAN LIFE?

- THERE IS A FEW WAYS STARS CAN AFFECT HUMAN LIFE.