Astronomy Final

Who is your astronomy teacher?

• Ms. Frizzle

• Bill Nye

• Ms. Skibniewski

• Other

Which is the correct order for the life cycle of a high mass star?

• Massive star, red supergiant, supernova, black hole or neutron star, stellar nebula

• Stellar nebula, massive star, red supergiant, supernova, black hole or neutron star

• Red supergiant, stellar nebula, massive star, supernova, black hole or neutron star

• Supernova, black hole or neutron star, stellar nebula, massive star, red supergiant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which is the correct order for the life cycle of a low mass star?

• Average star, red giant, supernova, black hole or neutron star, stellar nebula

• Stellar nebula, massive star, red supergiant, supernova, black hole or neutron star

• Stellar nebula, average star, red supergiant, planetary nebula, black dwarf, white dwarf

• Stellar nebula, average star, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf

What determines whether a high mass star turns into a black hole or a neutron star?

• Volume

• Density

• Mass

• Temperature

Our sun is currently in the main sequence stage in its life

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Low mass stars will eventually turn into a black hole or neutron star

• True

• False

How bright a star appears from Earth

• Absolute brightness

• Luminosity

• Apparent brightness

• HR Diagram

What process do stars use to generate energy?

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• bioluminescence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Diagram used as a way to classify stars based on their size, temperature, and brightness

• Star Diagram

• R-H Diagram

• H-R Diagram

• This doesn't exist, womp womp, would be really cool if it did though

When stars are in the main sequence, in their cores they are fusing hydrogen into....

• Iron

• Neon

• Helium

• Carbon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8