Stars big bang and formation of elements test

Why is a black hole called "black"?

• Because there is too much radiation .

• Because outer space is dark.

• Because it absorbs all the light that hits it.

• Because it is black and it is a hole.

What is a White Dwarf Star?

• A faint star of enormous density.
• A very small star.
• A region of space resulting from the collapse of a star.
• A very tiny star.

What is the fourth stage in the life cycle of an average star?

• Red giant.
• Planetary Nebula.
• Stellar Nebula.
• Pulsar.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the heaviest element that is fused within a high mass star? 

• Gold
• Silver
• Iron
• Carbon

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Hot sphere of gas and dust composed primarily of hydrogen and helium that produces energy from nuclear fusion

• Luminosity
• Nuclear Fusion
• Supernova
• Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Process in which lighter elements (hydrogen) combine to form heavier elements (helium).

• Luminosity
• Nuclear Fusion
• Supernova
• Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

As gravity pulls gas and dust into a sphere that becomes denser and hotter, and a sunlike star begins to form, it is called a(n)

• white dwarf
• red dwarf
• supergiant
• protostar

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What can a scientist learn about a star from its spectrum

• its color
• its size
• its composition and temperature
• its age

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The color of a star depends on its

• size
• temperature
• shape
• magnitude

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Stars die when too much _________is formed inside of them. The mass causes the star to collapse.

• N
• Fe
• C
• O₂

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3