Stellar Life Cycle Quiz

What color would we expect to see a high mass star during its main sequence?

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

 The most massive stars will leave behind what stellar remnant after they die?

• Neutron Star

• Black Dwarf

• Black Hole

When two Hydrogen nuclei are smashed together what isotope is formed?

• tritium

• deuterium

• helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How will the Sun’s life end?

• black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

1.  A large cloud of dust and gas that will collapse on itself and eventually form a star is called a 

• Dust cloud

• Asteroid Belt

• Nebula

 The H-R Diagram compares star's _________________ to their ______________.

• surface temperature, brightness

• core temperature, brightness

• surface temperature, mass

After the red giant stage a medium mass star will release the outer layers of the star in an even known as a 

• Supernova

• Planetary Nebula

• Nebular Blast

Why is energy given off during nuclear fusion inside of stars?

• Hydrogen is igniting a massive fire

• the mass defect is converted to energy

• fusion does not give off energy just light and heat

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

90% of a star’s life is spent in which stage?

• protostar

• red giant

• main sequence

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

  All elements up to ____________ are formed inside stars during nuclear fusion.

• Carbon

• Helium

• Iron

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3