Exploring Stars and the Universe

What is the primary source of energy for life on Earth?

• The moon

• The sun

• The Earth

• The food we eat/make

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Main sequence stars are primarily composed of which elements?

• Hydrogen only

• Helium and Carbon

• Carbon and Iron

• Hydrogen and Helium

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Why won't our sun ever become a black hole?

• It is too massive

• It is too old

• It is too young

• It is too small

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

After a supernova, the core can collapse into a neutron star, or if massive enough even a ___________.

• Black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Brown Dwarf

• Black Dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Label part 6

• #6 Prominences

• #6 Corona

• #6 Sunspots

• #6 Photosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which of the following lists the correct order of the life cycle of massive stars?

• Nebula --> protostar --> main sequence --> red supergiant --> supernova --> blackhole

• Nebula --> protostar --> main sequence --> red giant --> planetary nebula --> white dwarf --> black dwarf

• Nebula --> protostar --> main sequence --> supernova --> red giant --> blackhole

• Nebula --> protostar --> blackhole --> red supergiant --> supernova --> main sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is a stellar nebula

• A huge cloud of gas and dust

• A new planet

• the third place in the lifecycle of stars

• a place where comets are born

Where is a star first formed?

• When the Big Bang happened

• In a stellar nebula

• in the moon

• On one of Mars' moons.

What type of galaxy is this?

• irregular

• circle

• spiral

• elliptical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2