PS Module 3 Activities #1-2 Matter & Stars

Two or more atoms joined together for a(n)...

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

• Mixture

What is matter?

• Any subtance that doesn't take up space or have mass.
• Any substance that takes up space or have mass.
• Any substance that exists on Earth.
• Any substance that exists in space.

How does the abundance (amount) of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.

• Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table

• Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.

• Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today

What are the two most abundant (found most often) elements in a main universe?

• carbon and heavy metals

• helium and carbon

• carbon and hydrogen

• hydrogen and helium

What produces star light and builds heavier elements from hydrogen and helium in the core of stars?

• fission

• fusion

• supernovae

• inertia and gravity

Where does the sun's energy originate?

• Nuclear reactions of heavy elements

• Nuclear fusion of smaller into larger elements

• Nuclear reactions of cells

• Nuclear fission reactions

The formation of elements is known as...

• synthogenesis

• nucleosynthesis

• nucleotides

• nuclear fission

In the Big Bang... primarily which two elements formed?

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Helium and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Helium and Lithium

The biggest elements of the periodic table are cooked together in a massive stellar explosion called...

• a big bang

• a black hole

• a nebula

• a supernova

Stars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust is known as a...

• nebula

• BCOG

• neutron cloud

• supernova