A Star's Life (Stellar Evolution)

A Star's Life (Stellar Evolution)

9th Grade - University

25 Qs

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A Star's Life (Stellar Evolution)

A Star's Life (Stellar Evolution)

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade - University

Medium

NGSS
HS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-1, HS-PS1-8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kyle Cook

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The early stage in the birth of a star when the large body of gas reaches a temperature hot enough for it’s surface to radiate red light, but not hot enough to engage in nuclear fusion.

Protostar

Hydrogen burning

Planetary nebulae

Supernova

Nova

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process of fusing hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei

Protostar

Hydrogen burning

Planetary nebulae

Supernova

Nova

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The spectacular, gleaming spherical cloud of gas left behind after the collapse of a red giant

Protostar

Hydrogen burning

Planetary nebulae

Supernova

Nova

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A brilliant explosion of a star.

Protostar

Hydrogen burning

Planetary nebulae

Supernova

Nova

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What will happen to our Sun as it dies?

It will use up its hydrogen fuel and collapse into a blue dwarf

As it uses up its hydrogen fuel, it will expand into a red giant before collapsing into a white dwarf

It will explode in a supernova and collapse into a neutron star

It will explode in a supernova and collapse into a black hole

As it uses up its hydrogen fuel, it will shrink into a white dwarf before expanding into a red giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Just before a high-mass star explodes in a supernova, where will it be located on the H-R diagram?

Upper-right corner

Lower-right corner

Upper-left corner

Lower-left corner

Main-sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The death of a high-mass star will lead to:

A black hole or neutron star

A main sequence star

A white dwarf

A black dwarf

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