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Life and Death of a Star

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which star color indicates the hottest temperature?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

White

d)

Yellow

2.
Stars are formed in a large cloud of gas and dust called a
a)
cumulonimbus cloud
b)
nebula
c)
neutron star
d)
black hole
3.
When the gas within a nebula shrinks, spins, and flattens into a disk, it is then called a
a)
black hole
b)
white dwarf
c)
neutron star
d)
protostar
4.
The process that fuels stars is
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
nuclear fission
c)
physical fraction
d)
photosynthesis
5.
In a Main Sequence star, the outward force of radiation is balanced by an inward force of...
a)
gravity
b)
fusion
c)
condensation
d)
plasmatification
6.
What is left after a supernova?
a)
Neutron star
b)
Supergiant
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Black Dwarf
7.
Why can't scientists observe the entire lifespan of one star?
a)
It takes billions of years
b)
We cannot perceive those wavelengths
c)
It goes too fast
d)
The limitations of our telescopes
8.
A star spends most of its "life" as a
a)
Nebula
b)
Main Sequence star
c)
Red Giant
d)
White Dwarf
9.
White dwarves are small, dim, & hot.  Giants are large, bright, and cool.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
After using up all of its hydrogen, a dying star will fuse its helium into Carbon & Oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which of these is destined to Supernova?
a)
A massive star
b)
A binary star
c)
A white dwarf
d)
Our Sun
12.

How does a star form from a nebula?

a)

quickly

b)

gravity pulls gas and dust together

c)

the nebula spreads out and glows

d)

hydrogen atoms fuse to make helium

13.

How is a proto-star different from a star?

a)

hydrogen atoms do not fuse together in a proto-star

b)

it's smaller

c)

it's more dense

d)

hydrogen atoms do not fuse together in a star.

14.

What factor determines how long a star lives?

a)

genetics

b)

whether on not it smokes

c)

how large its mass is

d)

how heavy it is

15.

if a star is 2x as massive as the sun, will its lifespan be longer, shorter or the same as the sun?

a)

longer

b)

shorter

c)

the same

d)

more information is needed to answer the question

16.

Name 3 characteristics used to classify stars.

a)

size, shape and distance from the sun.

b)

size, color and age of the star

c)

size, color and temperature

d)

size color and brightness

17.

What is a light year?

a)

The distance light can travel in one year.

b)

9.5 million, million km.

c)

A year with 364 days.

d)

Both answers 1 and 2.

18.

Before the Big Bang, where was all the matter and energy contained?

a)

Inside the sun

b)

In a single point

c)

It was invisible

d)

Under a rock

19.

Most stars are made of which gases?

a)

Hydrogen only

b)

Hydrogen and Lithium

c)

Hydrogen and Sodium

d)

Hydrogen and Helium