What are the stars? Are they planets or galaxies? Are they just balls of gas or are they a solid?
2007-08-26 05:57:34 · 9 answers · asked by elearner 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They are giant balls of gas floating billions of miles away.
2007-08-26 06:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Stars are balls of gas predominantly Hydrogen that cause chemical reactions. Galaxies are made up of millions of stars. Planets are objects that orbit Stars and they can be rock ( Earth, Mars ) or Gas ( Jupiter, Saturn ). For more information on Stars, can I suggest http://www.universeguide.com/TheStars.php
2007-08-26 18:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by John_UG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Planets are generally more solid and cooler than stars. Galaxies are very big and they are made up of planets and stars.
2007-08-26 13:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by sparkles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Describing stars as balls of gas is rather misleading.
A cubic meter of air weighs approximately 1.2 kilograms
A cubic meter of water weighs approximately 1000 kilograms.
With a diameter of 1,392,000 km and a mass of 2E27 tons, the sun (our closest star) is 1400 kilograms per cubic meter.
They aren't planets; planets reflect light instead of producing it. They aren't galaxies; galaxies are collections of stars. They are balls of *plasma*.
2007-08-26 13:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They are any celestial body that shines. Some of them are planets, some are actually distant suns, etc. From Pluto, the Earth and other planets would appear as stars. The sun would be just a bright light in the distant night sky.
2007-08-26 14:48:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Giant balls of fusing gas just like our sun.
2007-08-28 00:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stars are just balls of gas
2007-08-26 16:56:34 · answer #7 · answered by Damon L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go outside at about midday and look up, up, up. There you will see a very bright object that we call 'The Sun'. That is a star.
2007-08-26 13:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are balls of gas who are paid ridiculous sums of money to be in movies and TV shows. ;)
Seriously, though, here are some links:
2007-08-26 13:55:23 · answer #9 · answered by skaizun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋