Stellar Evolution

Close binary star systems that share stellar material can affect how each star _____.

• lives

• evolves

• functions

• interacts

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

For a sun-like star on the main sequence, change will gradually occur as it evolves.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

High-mass stars burn hotter & brighter because they have more _______ at their cores.

• fusion

• fuel

• energy

• pressure

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When temperatures are high enough in the core of a high-mass star, this element starts to form.

• helium

• carbon

• oxygen

• hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Supernovas are one of the largest _______ in the Universe.

• events

• stars

• explosions

• objects

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Almost all stars form from nebulae at about the same time in _____.

• clouds

• galaxies

• groups

• clusters

Supernova explosions always occur when a high-mass star uses up fuel at its core.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

All elements heavier than carbon were formed in supernova explosions.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Low-mass stars like our Sun will never explode.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The Roche Lobe describes the region of space surrounding a _____.

• neutron star

• red giant

• white dwarf star

• star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3