Star Life Cycles

All stars begin their life as a

• Main Sequence

• Solar Nebula

• Protostar

• Black Dwarf

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

• Protostar
• Nebula
• Main Sequence
• Red Giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.

• nuclear fusion
• gravity
• hydrogen
• friction

A gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star is called

• pulsar

• red giant

• supernova

• black hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A ________ is an object so dense with so much gravity that even light cannot escape.

• neutron star

• white dwarf

• black hole

• brown dwarf

The core of a Red Giant that has collapsed and lost its outer layer (that becomes a planetary nebula.) What is leftover becomes a ___________________.

• White Dwarf

• Blue Supergiant

• Red Supergiant

• Black Hole

This is an image of the first stage in the formation of a star, also known as a ....

• Main Sequence

• Planetary Nebula

• Supernova

• Solar Nebula

The stage after the main sequence star:

• red giant

• nebula

• white dwarf

• black dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The super red giant ends its life as a massive explosion called

• supernova

• planetary nebula

• constellation

• black dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When nebula is big and hot enough gravity collapses the nebula on itself and a ...................... is made

• white dwarf

• supernova

• protostar

• planetary nebula