Astronomy - Star Unit Pre-Test

Where are protostars born?

• In a Stellar Nebula

• In a Planetary Nebula

• In a Supernova

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which two types of stars will enter the Supernova phaes?

• Average and Massive Stars

• Massive and Supermassive Stars

• Average and Supermassive Stars

If a Neutron Star begins spinning, what can it become?

• A Black Hole

• A Pulsar

• A Quasar

• A Supernova

What is the longest phase of a star's life cycle?

• Protostar

• Main Sequence

• End Sequence

• Remnant

In which phase does an average-sized star begin its death?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Neutron Star

• Planetary Nebula

Which is an object so massive that not even light can escape its gravity?

• Supernova

• Quasar

• Pulsar

• Black Hole

Which element of stellar fusion is exhausted when a star starts to evolve into its giant or supergiant phase?

• Helium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Uranium

• Nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What is a star called before it can fuse Hydrogen into Helium?

• Protostar

• Pulsar

• Neutron Star

• Stellar Newborn

What best describes the giant explosion that occurs when a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space?

• Nova

• Supernova

• Coronal Mass Ejection

• Nebular Fission

Which process produces the enormous energy during a star's life cycle?

• Supernova Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

• Radiative Fission

• Stellar Fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8