Astronomy Unit Test

When we classify stars, what group do the majority of them fall into?

• Red giants

• White dwarfs

• Main sequence

• Supergiants

If our Sun died out, what would it become?

• Pulsar

• White dwarf

• Black hole

• Neutron Star

What color of stars are the hottest?

• yellow

• white

• red

• blue

What is the main factor that determines what a star will become?

• mass

• brightness

• temperature

• color

What do Super-giants form?

• red giants

• white dwarfs

• supernova

• planetary nebula

Where are stars "born"?

• from the sun

• in a nebula

• in a supernova

• in a white dwarf

As a star runs out of fuel it will move from the main sequence. Only some stars will becomes a supernova. What type of star will do that?

• low mass star

• medium mass star

• high mass star

When a medium mass star begins to run out of fuel, what does it become?

• mad star

• red dwarf

• red giant

• supergiant

What does a low mass star become when it runs out of fuel?

• white dwarf

• black hole

• neutron star

• pulsar

What does the apparent brightness of a star depend on?

• its size

• its temperature

• its distance from earth

• All of the above