Star Characteristics Quiz - ISD

What state of matter has the most energy and consists of atoms that have broken apart into positively-charged ions and free-floating electrons?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Scientists were able to determine the composition of the sun by looking at its ____________, which shows dark bands where wavelengths of light have been absorbed by specific elements.

• emission spectrum

• absorption spectrum

• continuous spectrum

• light spectrum

The process boy which the sun produces energy in its core is called __________.

• oxidation

• fission

• nuclear fusion

• atomic theory

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Through the process of nuclear fusion, hydrogen nuclei fuse together to form ______________.

• iron

• electrons

• plasma

• helium

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When energy leaves the sun's core, it travels through the radiative zone in the form of ____________.

• electromagnetic waves

• liquids

• convection currents

• coronas

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A large cloud of dust and gas from which stars are born is called.

• white dwarf

• nebular

• black hole

• plasma

What force causes a star to form from large clouds of dust and gas?

• solar power

• thermal energy

• gravity

• nuclear fusion

What is the longest stage in the life cycle of a star?

• main sequence

• condensation

• convection

• supernova

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What primarily determines the life cycle a star will follow?

• temperature of nuclear fusion

• gravity

• color spectrum

• initial mass

What type of star will follow a life cycle similar to our sun?

• an average mass star

• a supernova

• a supergiant

• a high mass star

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