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WorksheetsLife Cycle of a Star & The Sun Quiz Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Hotter stars appear to be what color?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
2.
What determines the color of a star?
a)
It's size
b)
It's temperature
c)
It's composition
d)
They are all the same color
3.
Cooler stars appear to be what color?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
4.
A star at the stage in its life cycle when it stops burning hydrogen, begins burning helium, and expands to a large, low-density star.
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
a)
Supernova
b)
Black Hole
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Red Giant or Red Supergiant
5.
Larger stars (stars with more mass) have a longer life cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A relatively small, dense star at the end of its life cycle, which generates little or no energy and has contracted to its densest state.
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
a)
Black Hole
b)
Nebula
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Red Giant
7.
At what stage in a stars life cycle are elements heavier than iron form?
a)
Red Giant
b)
Supernova
c)
Black Hole
d)
Main Sequence
8.
The remains from its supernova will form a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic star called a...
a)
Neutron star
b)
Black Hole
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Supernova
9.
The life cycles of stars are determined by their:
a)
mass (size)
b)
color
c)
distance from Earth
d)
luminosity
10.
Low mass stars expand into what after using up the hydrogen in their core
a)
red giants
b)
supergiants
c)
white dwarfs
d)
protostars
11.
A white dwarf is the final stage for _________ mass stars like our Sun.
a)
small/medium
b)
large
c)
super massive
12.
The main sequence stars with the highest mass are ____ ______.
a)
Red Dwarfs
b)
Blue Giants
c)
White Dwarfs
d)
Red Giants
13.
The main sequence stars with the lowest mass are ____ _______.
a)
Blue Giants
b)
White Dwarfs
c)
Red Dwarfs
d)
Red Giants
14.
A medium-mass star like our sun is expected to live for __________ years.
a)
10 Billion
b)
10 Thousand
c)
10 Million
d)
10 trillion
15.
A star is born when it begins...
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
nuclear abrasion
c)
chemical reaction
d)
nuclear fission
16.
Which of the following is NOT a final stage of a star.
a)
black hole
b)
black dwarf
c)
neutron star
d)
red giant
17.
Nuclear Fusion is...?
a)
A burnt out white dwarf star
b)
The combining of atomic nuclei
c)
A cloud of gas and dust
d)
A turkey
18.
A burnt out white dwarf star is known as a __________________.
a)
Main Sequence Star
b)
Black Dwarf
c)
Red Giant
d)
Protostar
19.
Which of these puts the main parts of an average star's life cycle in the correct order?
a)
protostar>
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf
b)
protostar>
main sequence>
white dwarf>
red giant
main sequence>
white dwarf>
red giant
c)
main sequence>
protostar>
white dwarf>
red giant
protostar>
white dwarf>
red giant
d)
protostar>
red giant >
main sequence>
white dwarf
red giant >
main sequence>
white dwarf
20.
What is the correct life cycle of a star like our Sun?
a)
Nebula, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, black hole, neutron star
b)
nebula, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf
c)
Main sequence, white dwarf, red giant, red supergiant, nebula
d)
Nebula, main sequence, brown dwarf, white dwarf, black dwarf
21.
What is the location of fusion in a star?
a)
in the cloud
b)
on the surface
c)
in the core
d)
in the red cloud
22.
Why do stars collapse in on itself?
a)
Diamonds are starting to form in the core
b)
H2O2 starts to build up
c)
It is exposed to too much radiation
d)
Fusion stops overpowering gravity
23.
Place the following stages in the life of a low-mass star, like the sun, in order: A) Red giant; B) White dwarf; C) Main sequence star
a)
C, A, B
b)
A, C, B
c)
B, A, C
d)
B, C, A
24.
What is the name for this giant loop of energy leaping from the solar surface?
a)
aurora
b)
prominence
c)
solar flare
d)
sunspot
25.
What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?
a)
Sun Spot
b)
Solar Flare
c)
Sun Ray
d)
Sun Gases
26.
What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?
a)
Solar Flares
b)
Corona
c)
Sun Spots
d)
Sun Rays
27.
Which layer of the sun is the hottest?
a)
Photosphere
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
28.
What layer are you looking at when you take a picture of the sun?
a)
Core
b)
Photosphere
c)
Solar Wind
d)
Corona
29.
Can only be seen during a solar eclipse; outer layer; looks like a white halo
a)
corona
b)
photosphere
c)
core
d)
fusion
30.
In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?
a)
the core
b)
the radiation zone
c)
the convection zone
d)
the corona
31.
What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?
a)
convection zone
b)
corona
c)
chromosphere
d)
photosphere
32.
The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
radiation zone
d)
convection zone
33.
Label Part 2
a)
Core
b)
Radiation zone
c)
Convection zone
d)
Corona
34.
Identify part 5.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
core
d)
radiation zone
35.
Identify part 1.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
core
d)
radiation zone
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