Life Cycle of Stars

Which statement is true about the sun?

• It is a star

• It is a planet close to Earth

• It is the largest star

• It is a moon

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is one thing that makes the sun different from the other stars?

• It is the largest star

• It is the farthest star

• It gives off the most heat energy

• It is the closest star to Earth

What is the sun made out of?

• fire and lava

• Hot glowing or burning gases

• magma

• flames

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams show

• The electromagnetic spectrum with wave frequencies.

• The average surface temperature of stars and their absolute magnitude.

• The total amount of valence electrons an element from the periodic table has.

• A diagram of the temperatures of layers of the earth.

The temperature of a star is best determined by its color. What is the Coolest Star?

• Red

• Blue

• White

• Yellow

What does this diagram show?

• the morphological classification of galaxies

• the evolutionary sequence of galaxies

• the color classification of stars

• the life cycle sequence of stars

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which set of stars would burn at  higher 

        surface temperatures?

• White Dwarfs

• Super giants

• Giants

• None of the above

Which characteristics best describe white dwarfs as compared to giants?

• White dwarfs are cooler and dimmer than giants

• White dwarfs are cooler and brighter than giants

• White dwarfs are warmer and dimmer than giants

• White dwarfs are warmer and brighter than giants

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star is the hottest?

• Betelguese

• Rigel

• The Sun

• Aldebaran

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The process by which a star changes over its lifetime is its ____________.

• birth

• age

• life cycle

• growth

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1