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Stars

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large collections of hot gases held together by gravity

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Halo

d)

Universe

2.

A pair of starts bound by gravity

a)

Double Star

b)

Binary Star

c)

Group

d)

Dos Stars

3.

A group of densely packed stars are called open clusters.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The way a star dies mostly depends on this.

a)

Whether it gets sick or not

b)

Age

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

5.

A swollen and expanded low-mass star that has run out of hydrogen and will die soon.

a)

RIP

b)

Black dwarf

c)

Red giant

d)

Nebula

6.

The ejection of gases from a low-mass star as it dies is called a planetary nebula.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

The left-over core of a low-mass star but has not cooled down yet

a)

White dwarf

b)

Black dwarf

c)

Dead dwarf

d)

Blue dwarf

8.

The left-over core of a low-mass star and has cooled down

a)

Dwarf

b)

Red dwarf

c)

Black dwarf

d)

Chill dwarf

9.

The heaviest element that high-mass stars can create by fusion

a)

Helium

b)

Iron

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Gold

10.

The heaviest element that low-mass stars can create by fusion is Iron

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The possible fates of high-mass stars

a)

Dwarf

b)

Supernova

c)

Black hole

d)

Neutron star

12.

The first step of star formation

(a)  

13.

What is the primary source of fuel for stars?

a)

Gas

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Water

d)

Fire

14.

What forms when a star that has less than twenty times the mass of the sun explodes in a supernova?

a)

Neutron star

b)

Black hole

c)

Supernova

d)

Black plague

15.

The leftover core of a dead high-mass star that was more than twenty times the size of the sun.

a)

Black hole

b)

Neutron star

c)

Neutron

d)

Supernova

16.

Which of the following best describes fusion?

a)

the tearing apart of hydrogen atoms to form heavier elements

b)

the smashing together of hydrogen atoms to form heavier elements

c)

the tearing apart of hydrogen atoms to form lighter elements

d)

the smashing together of hydrogen atoms to form lighter elements