End State of a Star

The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.

• White Dwarf

• Blue Supergiant

• Red Supergiant

• Black Hole

The stage after the main sequence star:

• red giant

• nebula

• white dwarf

• black dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The super red giant ends its life as a massive explosion called

• supernova

• planetary nebula

• constellation

• black dwarf

Black hole ends life of the biggest stars in the universe

• true

• false

Supernova happens after

• super red giant

• nebula

• protostar

• white dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The probable fate of our sun is

• to expand as a red giant, undergo a nova outburst and end as a white dwarf

• to shrink to a white dwarf then eventually expand to a red giant

• become hotter and expand into a blue supergiant

• to become a black hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What factor from the choices below determines whether a star will evolve into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole?

• mass

• percentage of helium

• percentage of carbon

• apparent brightness

Which object forms by the contraction of a large sphere of gases causing the nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements?

• comet

• planet

• star

• moon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the final stage of a low-mass star like our Sun?

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

Which of the following is a possible end state for a massive star?

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Red Giant

• Brown Dwarf