Life Cycle of Stars Quiz

What is the initial stage of a star's life cycle?

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

• Nebula

• Supernova

What process gives out huge amounts of energy in a star's core?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

• Combustion

• Chemical Reaction

What is the stage called when a star's outward pressure is perfectly balanced by the inward pressure caused by gravity?

• Main Sequence Star

• Supernova

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

What happens when a star runs out of hydrogen?

• It becomes a black hole

• It expands into a red supergiant

• It becomes a red giant

• It stops doing nuclear fusion

What does a red giant become after expelling its outer layers?

• Black Dwarf

• Red Supergiant

• Neutron Star

• White Dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What do red supergiants eventually explode into?

• Neutron Star

• Black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Supernova

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is formed when a red supergiant condenses into a very dense core?

• Black Hole

• Neutron Star

• Supernova

• White Dwarf

What is the reason for calling black holes 'black'?

• They are not dense

• Their gravity pulls in any light

• They are very small

• They emit light

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What is the stage of a star when it exhausts hydrogen supplies and becomes either a red giant or a red supergiant?

• Main Sequence Star

• Nebula

• Protostar

• Supernova

What is the final stage of a white dwarf when it cools and emits all of its energy?

• Black Dwarf

• Supernova

• Neutron Star

• Black Hole