Star and Stellar Phenomena Quiz

What is a large ball of gas held together by gravity with a core so hot that nuclear fusion occurs?

• Nebula

• Star

• Black hole

• White dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the shell of cooler hydrogen above a star's core called?

• Corona

• Photosphere

• Radiative zone

• Chromosphere

Which layer of a star moves hot gas upward toward the surface and cooler gas deeper into the interior?

• Convection zone

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Chromosphere

What is the apparent surface of a star known as?

• Corona

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Radiative zone

What is the orange-red layer above the photosphere of a star?

• Corona

• Chromosphere

• Radiative zone

• Convection zone

What is the wide, outermost layer of a star's atmosphere called?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Radiative zone

What does the Hertz-sprung Russell Diagram plot?

• Mass vs. volume of stars

• Luminosity vs. temperature of stars

• Age vs. size of stars

• Distance vs. brightness of stars

What is a star that fuses hydrogen into helium in its core called?

• Giant star

• White dwarf

• Main sequence

• Protostar

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which type of star has a much larger radius and luminosity than a main sequence star of the same surface temperature?

• White dwarf

• Giant star

• Protostar

• Black hole

What forms as the core of a giant star no longer supports fusion?

• Nebula

• Protostar

• White dwarf

• Supernova