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WorksheetsDeath of Stars
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
A star will reach it's Old Age Stage when all the _______________ in it's core is used up as fuel
hydrogen
helium
carbon
uranium
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.
Red Giant
White Dwarf
Purple Meany
Black Hole
When our sun finally runs out of fuel, gravity will cause it to collapse and form a ____________________ star.
Red Giant
White Dwarf
Neutron
Black Hole
One teaspoon of material from a White Dwarf Star will weight :
5 pounds
500 pounds
5 tons
1 million tons
Clouds of material thrown off by a shrinking Red Giant star are called :
gas jets
ion trails
dust tails
nova
When a Red Super Giant star runs out of fuel , it will collapse so hard that an explosion known as a _________________ will occur.
Pyrotechnic Display
Aurora
Supernova
Quasar
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)
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Neutron Star
Quasar
When the largest stars collapse, their gravity becomes so great that not even light can escape. These dead stars are now called
Red Giants
White Dwarfs
Pulsars
Black Holes
What is one way Black Hole stars can be detected ?
with the use of optical telescopes
with instruments called "Black Hole" detectors
by observing x-rays given off by a neighboring star as it is sucked into the black hole
they cannot be detected because they cannot be seen
The H-R diagram is a chart which plots stars on it according to their _____________________________________
size and volume
temperature and brightness
age and type
distance from the Earth
The hottest (blue) stars on the H-R diagram will be found :
in the middle
on the top
on the left side
near the bottom
A diagonal on the H-R diagram which contains stars during their normal life is called the :
Main Sequence
Old Age Stage
White Dwarf Area
Ionization Zone
Betelgeuse is Super Red Giant star. Where will it be located on the H-R diagram ?
on the main sequence
in the lower left
in the upper right
on the bottom
The White Dwarf section of the H-R diagram indicates stars :
that are just forming
are in their "middle age" stage
are in Old Age stage
have collapsed and died (run out of fuel)
Which of these types of stars will not be found on the H-R diagram ?
normal stars (like our sun)
Red Giants
White Dwarfs
Black Holes
