Quiz- Life Cycle of a Star

The image to the left is a picture of stars taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Select observations of stars using this image.

• Stars are different colors.

• Stars are different brightness.

• Stars have different numbers of planets.

• Stars are different ages.

The model to the left is a HR Diagram.

What variable is on the Y axis?

• Luminosity

• Temperature

• Mass of the star

• Age of Stars

The model to the left is a HR Diagram.

What variable is on the X axis?

• Luminosity

• Temperature

• Mass of the star

• Age of Stars

Use the diagram to answer the question:

What family do most stars in the universe belong to?

• White dwarfs

• Supernova

• Supergiants

• Main sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Use the diagram to the left to answer the question.

Our sun has a mass of 1.

What is the relationship between the mass of a star and the luminosity of a star?

• Stars with more mass have higher luminosity (brighter).

• Stars with more mass has lower luminosity (dimmer).

• There is no relationship between luminosity and mass.

• Stars with more mass are red.

All matter is made of mass.

What force of attraction acts between all objects with mass?

• The force of attraction.

• The force of gravity.

• The force of friction.

• Static force.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Where do stars form?

• in space

• inside a stellar nebula

• inside the Sun

• inside a red giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What force of attraction causes gases inside a stellar nebula to collect and form a star?

• force of friction

• force of gravity

• force of static

• normal force

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to cause stars to release energy and glow?

• The matter is hot. That's why it glows.

• The matter is releasing energy.

• The Hydrogen elements collide and form Helium and release energy.

• The star releases light.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What stage do stars spend most of their life in?

• Supernova

• Red Giant

• Main Sequence

• White Dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1