8.8A JMS- Life Cycle of Stars

Which statement best describes a galaxy?

• A cloud of gas that is the birthplace of stars

• A system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity

• A ball of plasma that experiences nuclear fusion in its core

• A mass of dust and ice that orbits a star in elliptical pattern

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which statement about stars is correct?

• Star formation begins in a nebula.

• White dwarfs become main-sequence stars when they gain mass.

• Supergiants are stars that can absorb black holes.

• Main-sequence stars are formed by comets.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies

• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

What part of the life cycle is our sun in?

• Super Giant

• Nebula

• Main-Sequence

• Yellow dwarf

What determines which life

cycle path a star takes?

• The day the star is "born"

• The mass of the star

• The color of the star

• The type of nebula the star is formed in

What types of stars EXPLODE into a supernova at the end of their life cycle?

• Only the smallest stars

• Average size stars like the sun

• Hyper giants

All stars spend most of their life in which stage of the life cycle?

• Main-Sequence

• Red Giant

• Black hole

• White dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

How will our sun come to it's end?

• Red giant, Red supergiant, white dwarf, black dwarf

• Red supergiant, Supernova, black hole

• Red Giant, Supernova, neutron star

• Red Giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What type of stars become a black hole?

• White dwarf

• Average size stars

• Super giants

• Hyper giants