UB Astronomy Week 2-3 Practice

Where does fusion occur in a star like our Sun?

• core
• corona
• transition zone
• photosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Our sun will go through what main stages over the course of its life cycle?

• supernova, main sequence, red giant, black hole
• main sequence, red giant, black hole, supernova
• protostar, main sequence, red giant, white dwarf
• protostar, black hole, white giant, red dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which planets are gaseous and have many moons?

• Pluto
• outer planets
• Titan
• inner planets

When a large stellar core contracts rapidly, the end result can be a massive explosion also known as what term?

• pulsar
• nebula
• starburst
• supernova

What term describes the apparent backwards motion observed by a planet in our nighttime sky?

• deceleration
• elliptical motion
• retrograde motion
• acceleration

What is the name for a region of gas that is the birthplace of stars?

• Quasar
• Nebula
• Galaxy
• Black Hole

How many Earth’s could fit across the diameter of the sun?

• 4
• 30
• 109
• 2,520

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram the white dwarf stars would be located where?

• Letter A
• Letter B
• Letter C
• Letter D

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

In a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram the red giant stars would be located where?

• Letter A
• Letter B
• Letter C
• Letter D

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When a star’s outer layers have expanded away, what is the name of the hot stellar core that remains?

• brown dwarf
• supernova
• white dwarf
• red giant