Stars Quiz

Stars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust known as a...

• clouds grande
• cumulonimbus
• electron clouds
• nebula

A star is born when this begins...

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

Larger, cooler stars are called...

• Blue Giants
• White Dwarfs
• Red Giants
• Yellow Giants

The fate of our Sun will be to...

• stay the same forever.
• expand and engulf inner planets.
• supernova in our lifetime.
• destroy the entire solar system.

After a supernova, if the core is massive enough it can collapse into a...

• Black Hole
• White Dwarf
• Brown Dwarf
• Black Dwarf

More massive stars continue to fuse elements in their cores all the way up to...

• silicon
• iron (Fe)
• carbon
• plutonium

A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is...

• Universe
• Solar System
• Planet
• Galaxy

Which of these stars is hottest?

• Red Star
• Yellow Star
• Orange Star
• Blue Star

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

• Nebula
• Star
• Galaxy
• Planet

What is an exploding star?

• black hole
• Milky Way
• supernova
• solar system