Stars, Sun, Telescope Quiz

What process powers a star by combining hydrogen atoms?

• Nuclear fusion

• Nuclear fission

• Photosynthesis

• Chemical reaction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What stage do stars begin as during their life cycle?

• Black Hole

• Gas Giant

• Protostar

• Supernova Remnant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star phase (for an average-mass star) comes before the red giant stage (in the H-R diagram)?

• Red dwarf

• Protostar

• Main sequence

• Supergiant

What happens to light that enters a black hole?

• It creates new stars

• It cannot escape

• It speeds up

• It reflects back out

All stars are the same size.

• True

• False

As a star gets older, the star's temperature gets:

• colder

• hotter

• remains the same

• fluctuates

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What type of electromagnetic wave does both the Hubble space telescope and the Webb space telescope detect?

• UV

• visible light

• microwave

• infrared

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

What is the apparent shift in position of stars called?

• Galaxy

• Orbit

• Parallax

• Refraction

Which label in the picture above indicates the parallax angle?

• R

• L

• θ

• φ

What are the loop-shaped outbursts from the sun called?

• solar prominence

• solar wind

• solar flare