Star Life Cycle and Properties

A ________ is a large cloud of gas and dust

____________ is the stage in which stars produce energy through the fusion of hydrogen into helium

Stars do not change over their life cycles

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A protostar is the latest stage of a star's life

• True

• False

High mass stars consume their fuel much faster and have shorter lives than low mass stars

• True

• False

The white dwary eventually runs out of fuel and dies as a red dwarf

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Our Sun is in the main sequence at the moment

• True

• False

A star's life cycle is determined by its ________

• Density

• Velocity

• Volume

• Mass

What are the two most common elements in stars?

• Carbon and Nitrogen

• Calcium and Iron

• Sodium and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which of the following statements is true?

• Stars live forever

• Stars are a part of our solar system

• All stars are born from a nebula

• All stars are the same size

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1