Stars and the Universe

 A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; a region in Space where stars are born.

• Protostar 
• Nebula
• Galaxy 
• Star

A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space.

• Black Hole 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star 
• Nebula 

What process takes place inside a star to generate energy?

• Nuclear fission
• Hydrogen Creation
• Nuclear fusion
• Helium forming

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The stars with the lowest temperature are ________________.

• Orange
• Red
• Blue
• White

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

• Extremely Large and Cold
• Small with a medium temperature
• Medium size with medium temperature

Which of these puts the main parts of an average star's life cycle in the correct order?

• protostar> 
  main sequence>
  red giant >
  white dwarf
• protostar >
  main sequence> 
  white dwarf> 
  red giant
• main sequence> 
  protostar> 
  white dwarf> 
  red giant
• protostar> 
  red giant >
  main sequence> 
  white dwarf

The two forces that battle to stabilize a star are gravity and

• centrifugal force

• inertia

• fusion

• gravity

_________ fuses into _________ to make the energy of a star.

• Helium, Hydrogen
• Carbon Dioxide, Methane
• Hydrogen, Methane
• Hydrogen, Helium

Which color of the spectrum has the longest wavelength?

• orange
• green
• blue
• violet

Who discovered the Red Shift method that helps explain the Big Bang Theory?

• Dunfey
• Happler
• Johnson
• Doppler