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Star Unit Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled A?

a)

planetary nebula

b)

supernova

c)

nebula

d)

black hole

2.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled B?

a)

nebula

b)

protostar

c)

red supergiant

d)

black hole

3.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled C?

a)

supernova

b)

red supergiant

c)

main sequence star

d)

black hole

4.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled D?

a)

main sequence star

b)

neutron star

c)

protostar

d)

red supergiant

5.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled E?

a)

supernova

b)

nebula

c)

protostar

d)

neutron star

6.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled F?

a)

neutron star

b)

supernova

c)

nebula

d)

black hole

7.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled G?

a)

black hole

b)

neutron star

c)

protostar

d)

red supergiant

8.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled A?

a)

protostar

b)

red giant

c)

nebula

d)

planetary nebula

9.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled B?

a)

nebula

b)

red giant

c)

white dwarf

d)

protostar

10.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled C?

a)

red giant

b)

planetary nebula

c)

main sequence star

d)

black dwarf

11.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled D?

a)

planetary nebula

b)

black dwarf

c)

white dwarf

d)

red giant

12.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled E?

a)

nebula

b)

planetary nebula

c)

protostar

d)

white dwarf

13.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled F?

a)

black dwarf

b)

white dwarf

c)

red giant

d)

protostar

14.

What stage of stellar evolution is labeled G?

a)

white dwarf

b)

black dwarf

c)

protostar

d)

main sequence star

15.

The apparent movement of a star when seen from a different position is called

a)

a light-year.

b)

parallax.

c)

a constellation.

d)

apparent brightness.

16.

The universe contains billions of galaxies. The largest galaxies contain a trillion stars. What holds each galaxy together?

a)

gravity

b)

our sun

c)

star clusters

d)

infrared radiation

17.

Which factors affect the force of gravity between two objects?

a)

location on Earth and weight of the two objects

b)

weight and distance between the two objects

c)

mass and distance between the two objects

d)

weight and mass of the two objects

18.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Our sun is brighter and cooler than Alpha Centauri B.

b)

Our sun is brighter and hotter than Alpha Centauri B.

c)

Alpha Centauri B is brighter and cooler than our sun.

d)

Alpha Centauri B is brighter and hotter than our sun.

19.

The Sun is categorized as which type of star?

a)

giant

b)

supergiant

c)

white dwarf

d)

main sequence

20.

A light-year is

a)

a star’s absolute brightness compared with our sun’s.

b)

a measure of speed.

c)

the distance light travels in a year.

d)

the distance from Earth to the sun.main sequence

21.

When extremely massive stars begin to run out of fuel, they first become

a)

red giants

b)

red supergiants

c)

supernovas

d)

planetary nebulae

22.

The two main types of objects created by supernovae are ___

a)

neutron stars and pulsars

b)

magnetars and black holes

c)

pulsars and magnetars

d)

neutron stars and black holes

23.

What conclusions can you draw about the length of the lifespan of a tiny red star?

a)

It will live considerably longer than our sun.

b)

It will live a considerably shorter life than our sun.

c)

It will have the same lifespan as our sun.

d)

The size of the star will not affect its lifespan.

24.

Currently, the Sun is fusing ___

a)

hydrogen into helium

b)

helium into hydrogen

c)

helium into carbon

d)

hydrogen into carbon

25.

In order for a supernova to occur, a star must be at least _____ times as large as our sun.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

15

d)

20

26.

Why doesn't the sun collapse under its own gravity?

a)

The gravity caused by the sun's mass isn't strong enough to collapse it.

b)

The sun is creating more matter which causes it to get bigger.

c)

The energy from the nuclear fusion reaction keeps the the sun from collapsing.

d)

It is too large to collapse, all of the matter is as close as it can be.

27.

What type of star is most likely to form a black hole?

a)

Red Dwarf

b)

Yellow Main Sequence

c)

Neutron Star

d)

Blue Supergiant

28.

How can you tell what a star will become at the end of it's life?

a)

It's initial mass

b)

It's color

c)

It's temperature

d)

It's luminosity

29.

What will our sun become at the end of it's life?

a)

A white dwarf

b)

A black hole

c)

A red giant

d)

A neutron star

30.

What happens to a star as it ages?

a)

It's rate of rotation, color, and temperature change.

b)

It's temperature and the number of planets that rotate it changes.

c)

The amount of solar wind it gives off changes.

d)

It's temperature, luminosity, and mass changes.

31.

Which type of stars go through their evolutionary stages the fastest?

a)

Small and hot

b)

small and cool

c)

massive and hot

d)

massive and cool

32.

When a star's outer shell of gas expands and changes color, what type of star does it become?

a)

A neutron star

b)

A Supernova

c)

A red giant

d)

A white dwarf

33.

This stage lasts the longest, therefore 90% of stars are in this stage.

a)

White dwarf

b)

Main sequence

c)

Red giant

d)

Black hole

34.

At the end of it's life a high mass star will most likely end up as a

a)

red giant

b)

black hole

c)

white dwarf

d)

neutron star

35.

What causes stars to change between phases

a)

Their size

b)

Their planets

c)

Changes in their fuel source

d)

How close they are to other stars