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PHYSCI

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an evidence of star formation?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

infrared Radiation

d)

rocks

2.

Star’s energy is produced by which process?

a)

combustion

b)

decomposition

c)

nuclear fission

d)

nuclear fusion

3.

If the sun reaches the end of red giant phase, it will evolve into a _______.

a)

black hole

b)

supernova

c)

red super giant

d)

white dwarf

4.

A category which includes the largest stars in the universe.

a)

main sequence star

b)

red giant

c)

red super giant

d)

white dwarf

5.

Which of the following elements are major components of star?

a)

carbon and oxygen

b)

helium and carbon

c)

hydrogen and carbon

d)

hydrogen and helium

6.

Which is the first stage of a star’s life cycle?

a)

black hole

b)

nebula

c)

protostar

d)

white dwarf

7.

This element is produced through Big Bang nucleosynthesis and is considered as the second most abundant element in the universe.

a)

carbon

b)

helium

c)

hydrogen

d)

oxygen

8.

Who stated that we are made of star stuff?

a)

Carl Sagan

b)

Edwin Hubble

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Stephen Hawking

9.

Our sun is in what phase of its life cycle?

a)

main sequence star

b)

planetary nebula

c)

red giant

d)

white dwarf

10.

Which of the following involves the fusion of two protons into helium? As the protons fuse, one of them undergoes beta plus decay, converting into a neutron by emitting a positron and an electron neutrino.

a)

proton to proton chain reaction

b)

CNO cycle

c)

Tri-alpha process

d)

Alpha Ladder