Protostar to White Dwarf

Another word for nucleosynthesis is

• Nuclear Regeneration

• Nuclear Combustion

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A protostar becomes a real star when __________ begins.

• Nuclear Fission

• Nucelosynthesis

• Combustion

• Light Emission

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The hottest stars are which color?

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

• Blue

The study of emission lines from stars is called

• Biology

• Psychology

• Spectroscopy

• Physics

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Stars typically produce elements 1 through __ in their core.

• 12 Magnesium

• 20 Calcium

• 26 Iron

• 30 Zinc

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A main sequence star starts to die when __________ is produced.

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Lithium

• Iron

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which type of nucleosynthesis creates elements larger than iron in an explosion?

• Stellar

• Supernova

• Big Bang

• Primordial

Which type of nucleosynthesis occurred during the origination of the universe?

• Stellar

• Supernova

• Big Bang

• Primordial

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which type of nucleosynthesis occurs constantly in the core of stars & produces elements 1-26?

• Stellar

• Supernova

• Big Bang

• Primordial

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A __________ is a star nursery.

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Nucleosynthesis

• Protostar