The Life Cycle of Stars

What is the final stage of the highest mass stars?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which stage of life is the sun currently in?

• White Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula

• Main Sequence

• Red Giant

What is the name of the cosmic cloud of dust and gas that is the first stage in the birth of a star?

• Protostar

• Spiral Galaxy

• Quasar

• Stellar Nebula

A stellar nebula will eventually condense into a hot ball of mostly hydrogen called a __________. At this point, nuclear fusion has not yet started but it will soon.

• Protostar

• White Dwarf

• Brown Dwarf

• Main Sequence

In a large (high mass) star, at the end of the red supergiant phase, the gravity causes the star to rapidly collapse. This collapse causes a massive explosion called a __________

• White Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula

• Supernova

• Neutron Star

In a very high mass star, a supernova triggers the formation of a __________ which has a gravitational pull so strong that even light cannot escape.

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Stellar Nebula

• Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which elements are found in a main sequence star?

• Hydrogen (H)

• Helium (He)

• Carbon (C)

• Oxygen (O)

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is an exploding star?

• black hole
• Milky Way
• supernova
• solar system

What is a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light?

• Nebula
• Star
• Galaxy
• Planet

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A star is born when ____ begins...

• nuclear fusion
• nuclear abrasion
• chemical reaction
• nuclear fission

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1