Question

8. Describe: Locate the Sun on the H-R diagram. How will the Sun's luminosity and

temperature change as it ages? How will these changes affect its position on the diagram?

Answer 1

it will turn into a super giant then eventually turn into a white dwarf star

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

It will eventually become less bright and cooler.

Step-by-step explanation:

Astronomers estimate that the Sun's luminosity will increase by about 6% every billion years. This increase might seem slight, but it will render Earth inhospitable to life in about 1.1 billion years. The planet will be too hot to support life.

The Sun is a weakly variable star, and its actual luminosity therefore fluctuates. The major fluctuation is the eleven-year solar cycle (sunspot cycle) that causes a quasi-periodic variation of about ±0.1%. Other variations over the last 200–300 years are thought to be much smaller than this.