Stars and Planets Review

Match the correct term for the phase of a star's life cycle.

A​ (a)  

B​ ​ (b)  

C​ ​ (c)  

D ​ (d)  

E ​ ​ (e)  

F Black Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula
• Nebula
• Protostar
• Red Giant
• White Dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Match the correct term for the phase of a star's life cycle.

A Nebula

B​ ​ (a)  

C​ ​ (b)  

D​ (c)  

E​ (d)  

F​ (e)  

• Super Giant
• Protostar
• Supernova
• Neutron Star
• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A ______ is a cloud of gas and dust.

• nebula

• supergiant

• neutron star

• red giant

When a high mass star runs out of hydrogen, it becomes a _________.

• white dwarf

• neutron star

• supergiant

• planetary nebula

A red giant's outer boundaries grow bigger and drift into space, forming a cloud of gas called a ______.

• nebula

• planetary nebula

• protostar

• supergiant

Earth is one of four terrestrial planets, comprised of rocks and minerals. The other three terrestrial planets are ____, _____, and ______.

• Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus

• Venus, Mercury, & Jupiter

• Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

• Mars, Venus, & Mercury

A gaseous planet made up of hydrogen-methane.

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The bigger the star, the longer it lives.

• TRUE

• FALSE

After the star explodes, some of the materials from the star are left behind, the remains of a high mass star are called a __________.

• supergiant

• main sequence star

• neutron star

• black hole

The blue-white hot core of the red giant that is left behind cools and becomes a ________.

• supernova

• white dwarf

• black dwarf

• protostar