PhySci Quiz 1 Formation of the Elements

The process by which elements are created within stars by combining the protons and neutrons together

• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

• Stellar Nucleosynthesis

Helium can be formed by fusing

• 1 proton and 1 neutron

• 2 protons and 2 neutrons

• 1 proton and 2 neutrons

• 1 proton and 3 neutrons

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The atomic number tells us what?

• Number of protons

• Number of Neutrons

• Atomic Mass

• Number of electrons

Theory which explains that the universe began as a point and has been expanding ever since.

• Geocentric Model
• Heliocentric Model
• Big Bang Theory
• Cosmology

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What is nucleosynthesis?

• How the sun creates new hydrogen atoms out of dark matter

• How helium atoms are broken down by nuclear fission to produce hydrogen

• How a nucleus is produced during the big bang

• How new elements are created in stars by combining the nuclei of atoms

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Supernovas are one of the largest _______ in the Universe.

• events

• stars

• explosions

• objects

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What is the primary element that stars fuse early in their life cycle?

• Helium
• Dust
• Hydrogen
• Iron

Which of the following gases are major components of star?

• carbon and oxygen

• helium and carbon

• hydrogen and carbon

• hydrogen and helium

Which is the second most abundant element in the universe?

• carbon

• helium

• hydrogen

• oxygen

The first elements were formed in what is known as _________________.

• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
• Stellar Nucleosynthesis
• Supernova Nucleosynthesis
• Genonucleosynthesis

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