Life cycle of a star/galaxies/big bang fast and curious

This is a young star that glows as gravity brings it together

• Nebula
• Protostar
• Main-sequence star
• Red giant

In this stage, a star spends most of its life. Hydrogen is fused into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees.

• nebula
• protostar
• main-sequence
• supergiant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Low mass stars expand into what after using up the hydrogen in their core

• red giants
• supergiants
• white dwarfs
• protostars

What is the final stage of a high mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the final stage of a very high mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the cosmic cloud of dust and gas that is the first stage in the birth of a star?

• Protostar

• Spiral Galaxy

• Quasar

• Nebula

A nebula will eventually condense into a hot ball of mostly hydrogen called a __________. At this point, nuclear fusion has not yet started but it will soon.

• Protostar

• White Dwarf

• Brown Dwarf

• Main Sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

In a low-medium mass star, after the end of the red giant phase, a hot inner core of the star is left over. This core is a called a __________. There is no longer nuclear fusion happening at this stage.

• White Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula

• Supernova

• Neutron Star

In a high mass star, at the end of the red giant phase, the gravity causes the star to rapidly collapse. This collapse causes a massive explosion called a __________

• White Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula

• Supernova

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

An extremely hot ball of gas with hydrogen fusing into helium is a __________.

• Star

• Planet

• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1