New York State Regents Examinations · Earth & Space Sciences

The Universe & Stars

Big Bang cosmology, evidence for an expanding universe, stellar nucleosynthesis, the H-R diagram, and the life cycle of stars.

Curriculum standards

HS-ESS1-1
HS-ESS1-2
HS-ESS1-3

Lessons in this topic

Evidence for the Big Bang
Stellar Nucleosynthesis
The H-R Diagram

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