Quiz about Star Unit Test Review

Question 1

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled A?

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nebula

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planetary nebula

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supernova

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black hole

Question 2

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled B?

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protostar

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nebula

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red supergiant

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black hole

Question 3

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled C?

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main sequence star

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supernova

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red supergiant

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black hole

Question 4

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled D?

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red supergiant

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main sequence star

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neutron star

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protostar

Question 5

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled E?

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supernova

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nebula

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protostar

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neutron star

Question 6

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled F?

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black hole

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neutron star

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supernova

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nebula

Question 7

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled G?

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neutron star

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black hole

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protostar

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red supergiant

Question 8

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled A?

Accepted Answer

nebula

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protostar

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red giant

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planetary nebula

Question 9

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled B?

Accepted Answer

protostar

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nebula

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red giant

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white dwarf

Question 10

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled C?

Accepted Answer

main sequence star

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red giant

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planetary nebula

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black dwarf

Question 11

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled D?

Accepted Answer

red giant

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planetary nebula

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black dwarf

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white dwarf

Question 12

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled E?

Accepted Answer

planetary nebula

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nebula

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protostar

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white dwarf

Question 13

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled F?

Accepted Answer

white dwarf

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black dwarf

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red giant

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protostar

Question 14

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled G?

Accepted Answer

black dwarf

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white dwarf

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protostar

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main sequence star

Question 15

The apparent movement of a star when seen from a different position is called

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parallax.

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a light-year.

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a constellation.

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apparent brightness.

Question 16

The universe contains billions of galaxies. The largest galaxies contain a trillion stars. What holds each galaxy together?

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gravity

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our sun

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star clusters

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infrared radiation

Question 17

Which factors affect the force of gravity between two objects?

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mass and distance between the two objects

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location on Earth and weight of the two objects

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weight and distance between the two objects

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weight and mass of the two objects

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

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Our sun is brighter and hotter than Alpha Centauri B.

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Our sun is brighter and cooler than Alpha Centauri B.

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Alpha Centauri B is brighter and cooler than our sun.

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Alpha Centauri B is brighter and hotter than our sun.

Question 19

The Sun is categorized as which type of star?

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main sequence

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giant

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supergiant

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white dwarf

Question 20

When extremely massive stars begin to run out of fuel, they first become

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red supergiants

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red giants

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supernovas

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planetary nebulae

Question 21

The two main types of objects created by supernovae are ___

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neutron stars and black holes

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neutron stars and pulsars

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magnetars and black holes

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pulsars and magnetars

Question 22

What conclusions can you draw about the length of the lifespan of a tiny red star?

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It will live considerably longer than our sun.

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It will live a considerably shorter life than our sun.

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It will have the same lifespan as our sun.

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The size of the star will not affect its lifespan.

Question 23

Currently, the Sun is fusing ___

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hydrogen into helium

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helium into hydrogen

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helium into carbon

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hydrogen into carbon

Question 24

In order for a supernova to occur, a star must be at least _____ times as large as our sun.

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8

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2

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15

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20

Question 25

Why doesn't the sun collapse under its own gravity?

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The energy from the nuclear fusion reaction keeps the the sun from collapsing.

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The gravity caused by the sun's mass isn't strong enough to collapse it.

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The sun is creating more matter which causes it to get bigger.

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It is too large to collapse, all of the matter is as close as it can be.

Question 26

What type of star is most likely to form a black hole?

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Blue Supergiant

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Red Dwarf

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Yellow Main Sequence

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Neutron Star

Question 27

How can you tell what a star will become at the end of it's life?

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It's initial mass

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It's color

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It's temperature

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It's luminosity

Question 28

What will our sun become at the end of it's life?

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A white dwarf

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A black hole

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A red giant

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A neutron star

Question 29

What happens to a star as it ages?

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It's temperature, luminosity, and mass changes.

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It's rate of rotation, color, and temperature change.

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It's temperature and the number of planets that rotate it changes.

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The amount of solar wind it gives off changes.

Question 30

Which type of stars go through their evolutionary stages the fastest?

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massive and hot

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Small and hot

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small and cool

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massive and cool

Question 31

When a star's outer shell of gas expands and changes color, what type of star does it become?

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A red giant

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A neutron star

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A Supernova

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A white dwarf

Question 32

This stage lasts the longest, therefore 90% of stars are in this stage.

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Main sequence

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White dwarf

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Red giant

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Black hole

Question 33

At the end of it's life a high mass star will most likely end up as a

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neutron star

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red giant

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black hole

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white dwarf

Question 34

What causes stars to change between phases

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Changes in their fuel source

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Their size

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Their planets

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How close they are to other stars

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