Stellar Evolution

What is the name of the cloud that a star is formed in?

• Nebula / Stellar Nursery

• Supernova

• Main Sequence

• Dwarf

When a Red Giant runs out of fuel, it become a:

• Supernova

• Nebula

• White Dwarf

• Main Sequence Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A small White Dwarf has a diameter similar to:

• The Sun

• The Earth

• The Moon

• A basketball

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a protostar?

• A star that has died

• A smaller than average star

• A big, blue star that is on the main sequence of the HR diagram

• A contracting mass of gas which represents an early stage in the formation of a star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is fusion?

• It is the measure of brightness of a star.

• The process of merging atoms together to create energy.

• It is the process of analyzing stars for what atoms they contain.

• It is a description of how massive a star is.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is a supernova?

• The measure of brightness of a star.

• Something that only low mass stars can do.

• A star that explodes, creating a great amount of light and energy.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A neutron star is

• The end phase of a massive star.

• A star made up of only protons.

• The type of star you have before it turns into a black hole.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Once a star uses up all of its _________, the star will begin to go into its death phase.

• light
• heat
• energy
• hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What determines if a star becomes a giant or a supergiant?

• star size
• star temperature
• star color
• star luminosity

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3