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Death of Stars

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

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1.

A star will reach it's Old Age Stage when all the _______________ in it's core is used up as fuel

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

carbon

d)

uranium

2.

When all the fuel in a star's core is used up, fusion outside the core will cause it to expand and become a ___________________ star.

a)

Red Giant

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Purple Meany

d)

Black Hole

3.

When our sun finally runs out of fuel, gravity will cause it to collapse and form a ____________________ star.

a)

Red Giant

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Neutron

d)

Black Hole

4.

One teaspoon of material from a White Dwarf Star will weight :

a)

5 pounds

b)

500 pounds

c)

5 tons

d)

1 million tons

5.

Clouds of material thrown off by a shrinking Red Giant star are called :

a)

gas jets

b)

ion trails

c)

dust tails

d)

nova

6.

When a Red Super Giant star runs out of fuel , it will collapse so hard that an explosion known as a _________________ will occur.

a)

Pyrotechnic Display

b)

Aurora

c)

Supernova

d)

Quasar

7.

The extremely small remains of a collapsed Super Red Giant so dense that a teaspoon of material can weigh up to 1 billion tons is called a (an)

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Black Dwarf

c)

Neutron Star

d)

Quasar

8.

When the largest stars collapse, their gravity becomes so great that not even light can escape. These dead stars are now called

a)

Red Giants

b)

White Dwarfs

c)

Pulsars

d)

Black Holes

9.

What is one way Black Hole stars can be detected ?

a)

with the use of optical telescopes

b)

with instruments called "Black Hole" detectors

c)

by observing x-rays given off by a neighboring star as it is sucked into the black hole

d)

they cannot be detected because they cannot be seen

10.

The H-R diagram is a chart which plots stars on it according to their _____________________________________

a)

size and volume

b)

temperature and brightness

c)

age and type

d)

distance from the Earth

11.

The hottest (blue) stars on the H-R diagram will be found :

a)

in the middle

b)

on the top

c)

on the left side

d)

near the bottom

12.

A diagonal on the H-R diagram which contains stars during their normal life is called the :

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Old Age Stage

c)

White Dwarf Area

d)

Ionization Zone

13.

Betelgeuse is Super Red Giant star. Where will it be located on the H-R diagram ?

a)

on the main sequence

b)

in the lower left

c)

in the upper right

d)

on the bottom

14.

The White Dwarf section of the H-R diagram indicates stars :

a)

that are just forming

b)

are in their "middle age" stage

c)

are in Old Age stage

d)

have collapsed and died (run out of fuel)

15.

Which of these types of stars will not be found on the H-R diagram ?

a)

normal stars (like our sun)

b)

Red Giants

c)

White Dwarfs

d)

Black Holes