Star Life Cycle Practice Questions Integrated Science

Stars can take different paths due to having different _____________

• temperature
• mass
• brightness
• color

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

All stars start as gas and dust in a(n)

• nebula
• black hole
• red giant
• black dwarf

After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a

• black dwarf
• protostar
• red giant
• supergiant

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a

• black dwarf
• protostar
• red giant
• supergiant

After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a

• black dwarf
• protostar
• red giant
• supergiant

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a

• supernova
• red giant
• black hole
• planetary nebula

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense that not even light can escape!

• black dwarf
• white dwarf
• supernova
• black hole

When a nebula heats up, a "baby" star forms in the middle. It is called a

• supernova
• supergiant
• white dwarf
• protostar

The only force acting on the nebulae is:

• thermal expansion

• singularities

• gravity

• microscopic adhesion

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

A star is born when:

• nuclear fusion starts

• a nebula becomes a protostar

• gases in a nebula condense

• hydrogen is used up in fusion processes

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1