Physical Science Quiz No. 3

Refers to the processes of formation of the Lightest Elements.

• Premodial Nucleosynthesis

• Big bang Nucleosynthesis

• Stellar Nucleosynthesis

• Supernova Nucleosynthesis

is the process that is responsible for the formation of the naturally occuring elements.

• Proton-Proton Chain Process

• Triple-Alpha Process

• Nucleosynthesis

• Alpha Ladder Process

The energy and the temperature of the universe are extremely high to cause the neutrons and protons to combine and form certain species of atomic nuclei in the process call Supernova Fusion

• True

• False

As the stars gets older it gets heavier.

• True

• False

A ____________ is a form of an element that has the same atomic number of the original element but with different atomic mass or mass number.

• Prosotope

• Cation

• Anion

• Isotope

Where does the formation of heavy elements takes place?

• at the rays of stars

• core of the star

• supernova explosions

• nebulla formation

It refers to the explosive death of stars.

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Bigbang

• Recombination

In a neutron capture reaction, heavy elements are created by addition of more....

• Proton

• Nuclei

• Neutron

• Ion

It is a process by a which star changes over a course of time.

• Supergiants

• Stellar Evolution

• Nuclear Evolution

Supernova Nucleosynthesis was first advanced by____________.

• Fred Hoyle

• Albert Einstien

• Fredd Hyole

• Hubble