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Evolution of Stars Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stars that are more than 10 times more massive than the Sun will explode as _____________.

a)

blackhole

b)

nebula

c)

white dwarf

d)

supernovae

e)

neutron star

2.

A ________________ is a hot, dense, slowly cooling sphere of carbon that forms at the end of the life cycle of stars such as the Sun.

a)

blackhole

b)

nebula

c)

white dwarf

d)

supernovae

e)

neutron star

3.

A ______________ forms when the most massive stars collapse.

a)

blackhole

b)

nebula

c)

white dwarf

d)

supernovae

e)

neutron star

4.

A small, extremely dense core of neutrons that remains after a supernova is called a______________.

a)

blackhole

b)

nebula

c)

white dwarf

d)

supernovae

e)

neutron star

5.

A star is born deep inside a cloud of gas and dust called a ______________.

a)

blackhole

b)

nebula

c)

white dwarf

d)

supernovae

e)

neutron star

6.

The dense core of particles left after a supernova is known as _________.

a)

white dwarf

b)

neutron star

c)

black hole

7.

Which element forms in only the most massive stars?

a)

iron nuclei

b)

neon

c)

hydrogen

8.

What will happen to the Solar System when the Sun becomes a white dwarf?

a)

will be a cold, dark place.

b)

will become hotter.

c)

it will disappear.

9.

This forms when the most massive stars collapse

a)

protostar

b)

neutron star

c)

black hole

d)

planetary nebula

10.

T or F: A supernova is the explosion of a massive star

(a)  

11.

Much of a star's gas escapes into ____ at the end of its life cycle.

a)

core

b)

nebula

c)

black hole

d)

space