The Life Cycle of Stars Study Guide

Most stars are in the main sequence stage of development.

• True

• False

Our sun is the largest star in the sky.

• True

• False

Our sun will stay in the main sequence stage for billions of years.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A supernova is a huge explosion that large stars go through.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The most common type of galaxy are the irregular galaxies.

• True

• False

The Milky Way is an example of a spiral galaxy.

• True

• False

Which stars in this diagram are coolest?

• Red stars

• Blue stars

• Yellow stars

• White stars

The stars in the upper left corner on the main sequence are:

• the stars in the upper left corner on the main sequence

• There is no way to know from the diagram.

• super giants

• white dwarfs

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which shows the evolution of some massive stars in the correct order?

• protostar, nebula, supernova, neutron star

• neutron star, nebula, protostar, supernova

• nebula, protostar, neutron star, supernova

• nebula, protostar, supernova, neutron star

A _____ is a huge collection of stars.

• universe

• solar system

• super nova

• galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2