Star Life Cycle

What is the name of the giant cloud of gas and dust that is the first stage of all size stars?

• Main Sequence star

• Nebula

• Black Dwarf

• Supernova

What stage is our sun in right now?

• White Dwarf

• Protostar

• Main Sequence Star

• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the explosion that occurs with larger stars?

• Supernova

• Protostar

• Nebula

• Neutron Star

What is the next phase of life that our star will enter once it runs out of hydrogen fuel?

• Main Sequence Star

• Red Giant

• Protostar

• Nebula

What has to start to happen in the core of a star before it becomes a main sequence star?

• Chemical combustion

• Supernova

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

After a supernova explosion, if there is a core remnant bigger than 3 solar masses, it will collapse completely to become a ____________________

• Black Dwarf

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Green Giant

What is the term that refers to a dead star, the final phase of our suns life?

• White Dwarf

• Red Giant

• Black Dwarf

• White Rabbit

How long do we expect our sun to stay on the Main Sequence? (total)

• 50 million years

• 100 trillion years

• 10 billion years

• 10,000 years

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

After the supernova explosion of large stars, if there is a core that is 1.5-3 solar masses, the final stage will be _________________________

• Neutron Star

• Protostar

• Black hole

• White dwarf

What two elements is our sun composed of?

• Lithium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Helium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1