Life Cycle of a Star

A stellar nebula is made up of...

• clouds of gas

• clouds of gas and dust

• stars

• planets

After a small star has used up all of it's hydrogen, it will become a......

• white dwarf

• red giant

• interstellar cloud

• supernova

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger

• Stars get Colder

• Stars get hotter

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

How do main sequence stars like the sun make their energy?

• fusion of hydrogen into helium

• fission of hydrogen into helium

• fusion of helium into hydrogen

• fission of helium into hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Stars are born in

• the big bang

• black holes

• protoplanetary disks

• nebulae

When a supergiant runs out of fuel for fusion it will collapse in on itself and explode in a ....

• big bang

• black hole

• nebula

• supernova

After a supernova explosion, if the core leftover is very massive it will become a ...

• black hole

• white dwarf

• neutron star

• supergiant

A star will remain on the main sequence as long as it can balance the inward force of _________ with the outward force of _____________.

• gravity, luminosity

• gravity, nuclear fusion

• nuclear fusion, gravity

• nuclear fusion, temperature

As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.

• True

• False

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A

• B

• C

• D