Sun and Stars

Looking at the provided image and your Earth and Space Science Reference Tables, which star is most likely to become a supernova?

• Sun

• Deneb

• Pollux

• Barnard's Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What process produces large amounts of energy in a star by combining lighter elements into heavier elements?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Radioactive Decay

• Nuclear Fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A star in a galaxy has a surface temperature of 8,000 K and a luminosity of 10. Identify the stage and color of this star.

• Super Giant and White

• Main Sequence and Red

• White Dwarf and White

• Main Sequence and White

Which star(s) are in the Late Stage of development?

• Sirius B

• Polaris

• Rigel

• Procyon B

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The attached image is a graph based on a star's changing luminosity and temperature from formation to it's late stage. Based upon this image and your reference tables, what is the possible surface temperature of this star at point 2?

• 20,000 K

• 7,000 K

• 30,000 K

• 2,000 K

The attached image is the life cycle of different types of stars. Based upon this image and your reference tables, which star might have once been similar to our sun in mass and luminosity?

• Deneb

• Spica

• Procyon B

• Proxima Centauri

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which star has a hotter surface temperature and brighter luminosity than Sirius and will most likely end with a supernova event?

• Sirius B

• Betelgeuse

• Rigel

• Pollux

The category that contains the most stars is...

• Main Sequence
• Supergiants
• Giants

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs
• Supergiants
• Main Sequence
• Giants

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

• Extremely Large and Cold
• Small with a medium temperature
• Medium size with medium temperature