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Origin of Elements Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Nebula?

a)

ring of gas left after supernova

b)

name of a band

c)

cloud of gas and dust where stars are formed

d)

largest known star in the universe

2.

What is fusion?

a)

A massive explosion that happens when all stars die.

b)

A new star that has not ignited yet.

c)

A nuclear process where 2 nuclei combine.

d)

A nuclear process where a nuclei splits apart into 2 or more pieces.

3.

A core is ...

a)

the center of a star where nuclear fusion takes place

b)

a ball of solid iron in the center of a star

c)

a movie from 2005

d)

an object so dense with so much gravity that even light cannot escape

4.

The main sequence stage is ...

a)

the shortest stage in a star's life cycle

b)

the last stage in a star's life cycle

c)

the stage of a star's life cycle that produces only heavy elements

d)

the first stage of a star's life cycle after it ignites

5.

After becoming a supergiant, a high mass star collapses in a massive explosion called what?

a)

Quasar

b)

Supernova

c)

Nebula

d)

Shockwave

6.

A protostar is ...

a)

a baby star that has not started nuclear fusion yet

b)

a cloud of gas and dust where stars are formed

c)

an extremely large star

d)

the name of the stage that our Sun is currently at in its life cycle

7.

An object that is so dense and with so much gravity that even light can not escape

a)

Protostar

b)

Black hole

c)

Supernova

d)

Core

8.

Light elements are produced ...

a)

during a supernova

b)

in a protostar

c)

in a black hole

d)

in stars by fusion

9.

Heavy elements are produced ...

a)

in a neutron star

b)

in a black hole

c)

during a supernova

d)

in stars by fusion

10.

An example of a man-made element, an element not found in nature but produced in a lab. Use a Periodic Table

a)

2 - Helium

b)

26 - Iron

c)

92 - Uranium

d)

117 - Tennessine

11.

Which example includes only metric base units?

a)

kilogram, millimeter, hour

b)

kilogram, meter, liter

c)

liter, second, milligram

d)

gram, meter, second

12.

A measure of how close measurements come to each other

a)

accuracy

b)

ratio

c)

precision

d)

estimate

13.

How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called what?

a)

precision

b)

accuracy

c)

estimate

d)

conversion factor

14.

A ratio derived from the equality between two different units is called what?

a)

conversion factor

b)

dimensional analysis

c)

scientific notation

d)

factor-label method

15.

A math technique where units are used to solve problems involving measurements.

a)

scientific notation

b)

estimation

c)

ratio

d)

dimensional analysis

16.

The scientific conversion factor 103 is used for which metric prefix?

a)

kilo

b)

milli

c)

micro

d)

centi

17.

The scientific conversion factor 10-2 is used for which metric prefix

a)

centi

b)

micro

c)

milli

d)

nano

18.

The scientific conversion factor 10-3 is used for which metric prefix

a)

micro

b)

milli

c)

nano

d)

kilo

19.

The scientific conversion factor 10-6 is used for which metric prefix

a)

kilo

b)

micro

c)

nano

d)

centi

20.

The scientific conversion factor 10-9 is used for which metric prefix

a)

centi

b)

micro

c)

nano

d)

milli