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Stars

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most common element in the early universe?

a)

helium

b)

iron

c)

gold

2.

What type of galaxy do we live in?

a)

elliptical galaxy

b)

spiral galaxy

c)

irregular galaxy

3.

What is the distance that light travels in one year?

a)

nebula

b)

disk

c)

light year

4.

How big is white dwarf?

a)

same size of red star

b)

about the size of the Earth

c)

same size of the milky way.

5.

H-R diagrams measure both star's _____and _________.

a)

luminosity and surface temperature

b)

mass and size

c)

location and type

6.

Which stars are young stars that convert hydrogen into helium in their cores.?

a)

white dwarf star

b)

main sequence star

c)

protostar

7.

In main sequence stars, what happens during nuclear fusion.

a)

Larger amounts of mass are formed.

b)

Hydrogen atoms combine to form helium.

c)

Helium atoms combine to form hydrogen

8.

Why do stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

a)

They are dwarf stars.

b)

They are so far away.

c)

They are very small.

9.

Where is the milky way located in the universe?

a)

Earth

b)

Virgo cluster

c)

Andromeda

10.

What is the name of the object in the center of the Milky Way?

a)

Black hole

b)

Sagittarius A*

c)

Nebula

11.

What is the name of the region around outside of the milky way?

a)

Halo

b)

Disc

c)

Hole

12.

Where do we find the densest region of stars within the Milky Way?

a)

Halo

b)

Bulge

c)

Nebula

13.

How are galaxies held together?

a)

gas

b)

dust

c)

gravitational attraction

14.

Then number of arms of milky way.

a)

3

b)

6

c)

4

15.

It is known as dead star.

a)

white dwarf star

b)

sun

c)

neutron star