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WorksheetsLife Cycle of stars AQA GCSE Physics
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 51mins
Stars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust is known as:
dust cloud
space fog
neutron clouds
nebulae
The only force acting on the nebulae is:
thermal expansion
singularities
gravity
microscopic adhesion
A star is born when:
nuclear fusion starts
a nebula becomes a protostar
gases in a nebula condense
hydrogen is used up in fusion processes
When the core of a Red Giant collapses it becomes a:
White Dwarf
Supernova
Red Supergiant
Black Hole
When a massive star begins to cool and expand it is known as a:
Black Dwarf
Red Giant
Red Supergiant
White Dwarf
When the core of a Red Supergiant collapses, a bright event occurs, known as:
white dwarf
supernova
big bang
black hole
Our sun is currently in what star stage?
Protostar
Nebula
Main Sequence
Red Giant
A black hole is black because:
there is nothing in it
it is too small to see
it is inherently evil
even light cannot escape its gravity
One possible outcome that is left after a supernova is a super dense core called a:
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Red Giant
Black Dwarf
After a supernova, the core can collapse into a neutron star, or if massive enough it can become a:
Black Hole
White Dwarf
Red Supergiant
Black Dwarf
When the core of a Red Supergiant collapses, a bright event occurs, known as:
white dwarf
supernova
big bang
black hole
Main sequence stars are made primarily of which elements?
Hydrogen only
Helium and Carbon
Carbon and Iron
Hydrogen and Helium
A star that has begun nuclear fusion will last for:
millions of years
a few thousand years
as long as the universe survives
forever
When a nebula condenses and takes on a shape it is called:
a red supergiant
a black hole
a white dwarf
a protostar
The stable and longest lasting period of a star’s life cycle is called:
The birth of a star
Nebula
Neutron star
Main Sequence
What is a celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light from nuclear fusion reactions?
Nebula
Star
Galaxy
Planet
The combining of two or more atoms in a stars core into a new heavier atom is called what?
Fission
Fusion
Nuclear Reactions
Nucleosynthesis
What is the name of the dense ball of concentrated matter at the center of a rotating disk of nebular material? This material will heat up and eventually form a star.
Protostar
Protoplanetary disk
Plasma ball
Incandescent star
What term do we use for an massive star that explodes? (These explosions are responsible for forming all atoms heavier than iron.)
Novas
Big bangs
Supernova
Thermonuclear detonation
The highly dense remains of a high mass star after a supernova. An object whose gravity is so strong that all atoms have been crushed into neutrons. What is it called?
Neutron star
Pulsar
White hole
Black hole
What is the term for the high-density remains of a high mass star after a supernova? An object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
Black hole
Quasar
Cephid
Neutron star
At 10,000,000 degrees Celsius (10 million oC), hydrogen begins to change into helium and energy is released in a process called?
supernova
pulsar
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
All stars begin their life in a ...?
(a)
What are the final two stages of a star about the same size as our Sun?
white dwarf - black dwarf
neutron star - black hole
supernova - neutron star
pulsar - neutron star
What stage in a stars life cycle is this describing?
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
After the main sequence of a star is over, a star much larger than our sun will become a ...? (clue; three words)
(a)
After the main sequence of a star is over, a star about the same size as our sun will become a ...? (clue; two words)
(a)
