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WorksheetsLife Cycle of a Star
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
The two forces that balance each other inside a star are
gravitational and thermal expansion
electromagnetic and gravitational
unstoppable and paperclip
cosmic and nuclear fusion
The collection of cosmic dust clouds in which stars emerge from.
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The death of an average to low mass star results in which of these? (more than one answer is correct)
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The death of a high mass star can be which of these? (more than one answer is correct)
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The phase of a star's life when it starts depleting its hydrogen and begins periods of expansion.
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The result of a massive star's death involving all mass collapsing to a singularity is which of these?
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The result of a massive star's death involving compression strong enough to collapse atoms until protons and electrons combine to form neutrons.
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The result of a massive star's death involving a small body of matter spinning at unimaginable speeds which generates extreme magnetic fields.
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The phase of a star's life involving the burning of elements heavier than hydrogen is which of these?
Stellar Nebula/Planetary Nebula
Red Giant/Supergiant
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
The phase of a massive star's life which ends after iron is created in its core.
Main Sequence Star
Red Giant/Supergiant
Supernova
White Dwarf
The stage of a star's life in which hydrogen fusion is the most common energy source.
Main Sequence Star
Red Giant/Supergiant
Supernova
White Dwarf
Since stars only create elements up to iron via fusion, when are the heavier elements found in the universe created?
During supernova
When two main sequence stars merge
When a star enters the main sequence
During the early formation of a protostar at 15 million ºC
The temperature of a star determines its...
Color
Distance from Earth
Happiness :)
Shape
