Space Final Exam review 4/5

A huge ball of gas held together by gravity. The central core is extremely hot and produces energy from Nuclear fusion.

• Star

• Nebula 

• Mass

• Gravity 

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A process in stars where two Hydrogen atoms combine to form Helium and release energy.

• Nebula 
• Nuclear Fusion 
• Supernova 
• Gravity 

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All low/medium mass stars will eventually 

• explode into a supernova
• become a black hole
• change into a white dwarf 
• become a neutron star

A high mass star is different from a low/medium mass star because,

• it does not begin as a nebula
• it does not end
• it does not have a white dwarf stage
• it does not use nuclear fusion

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Eventually, our Sun will run out of ____ and become a ____.

• hydrogen, red dwarf
• hydrogen, red giant
• hydrogen, blue giant
• helium, white dwarf

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What stage do stars, no matter their size, spend most of their time?

• stellar nebula 
• main sequence
• red giant
• white dwarf

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A ________ is an object so dense with so much gravity that even light cannot escape.

• neutron star
• white dwarf
• blackhole
• black dwarf

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Which sequence below is correct?

• Red Giant, Nebula, Main Sequence

• Nebula, Main Sequence, Red Giant

• Nebula, Main Sequence, Red Giant

• Red Giant, Nebula, Main Sequence

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In a star's core, how is energy being produced ?

• gold turns into silver

• oxygen turns into carbon dioxide

• hydrogen turns into helium

• aluminum turns into carbon

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Which size stars live longer?

• Small

• Medium

• Large

• No correlation