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Life Cycle of a Star

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Social Studies

11th - 12th Grade

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Life Cycle of a Star
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The stable period of a star’s life cycle is called... 

The birth of a star
Nebula 
Neutron star
Main Sequence 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Gravity pulls gases and dust particles in space toward one another, squeezing them into a smaller and smaller space. The temperature at the center rises high enough for nuclear fusion of hydrogen to begin.
What stage in a stars life cycle is this describing? 

The birth of a star
The death of a star
Black Hole
Stellar Nebula

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A star at the stage in its life cycle when it stops burning hydrogen, begins burning helium, and expands to a large, low-density star.
What stage in the life cycle does this describe? 

Supernova
Black Hole
Main Sequence
Red Giant or Red Supergiant

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What fuel do stars use? 

Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon
Iron

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In a large mass star, the temperature reaches more than 100 billion degrees. The repulsive forces between the iron nuclei explode the star’s mass into space in a ....

Nebula
Black Hole
Supernova
Neutron star

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Larger stars (stars with more mass) have a longer life cycle. 

True
False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A relatively small, dense star at the end of its life cycle, which generates little or no energy and has contracted to its densest state.
What stage in the life cycle does this describe? 

Black Hole
Nebula
White Dwarf
Red Giant

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