Unit 6 Test: 8.9ABC The Universe - 8th Grade

Stars can take different paths due to having different _____________

• temperature
• mass
• brightness
• color

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

All stars start as gas and dust in a(n)

• nebula
• black hole
• red giant
• black dwarf

After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a

• black dwarf
• protostar
• red giant
• supergiant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a

• black dwarf
• protostar
• red giant
• supergiant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a

• supernova
• red giant
• black hole
• planetary nebula

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense that not even light can escape!

• black dwarf
• white dwarf
• supernova
• black hole

When a nebula heats up, a "baby" star forms in the middle. It is called a

• supernova
• supergiant
• white dwarf
• protostar

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Most stars are?

• Red giants

• White dwarfs

• Main sequence

• Supergiants

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

If our Sun died out, what would it become?

• Pulsar

• White dwarf

• Black hole

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What type of stars are the hottest?

• yellow

• white

• red

• blue