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Unit 1 Life Cycle of a Star

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first stage of life for a star?

a)

Red Giant

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Blue Giant

2.

What is the stage of a stars life is the longest?

a)

Red Giant

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Blue Giant

3.

If a star has more mass, it has more?

a)

Gravity

b)

Atomic Contact

c)

Fusion

d)

All of the above

4.

A star has a solar mass of 0.5 (it is half the mass of the sun). What is this stars final stage of life?

a)

White D

b)

Neutron Star

c)

Black Hole

d)

Main Sequence

5.

What is the name of this type of diagram?

a)

Star chart

b)

X and Y axis

c)

HR Diagram

d)

Spotty pictures with pretty colors

6.

Where would a star that is relatively cool be on this chart (ex. 3000 K)

a)

Left side

b)

Right side

c)

Center

d)

A star can't be that cold

7.

What are force acting on a star is directed inwards towards the center of the star?

a)

Gravity

b)

Fusion

c)

Both

d)

Neither

8.

What are force acting on a star is directed outwards from the center towards the edge of the star?

a)

Gravity

b)

Fusion

c)

Both

d)

Neither

9.

What is a star made of?

a)

Hydrogen and helium?

b)

Hydrogen and Carbon

c)

Helium and Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

10.

What is the name for the process that combines atoms to new atoms and releases energy as a byproduct? (I.e. Hydrogen + hydrogen => Helium + Energy)

a)

Nuclear Fission

b)

Nuclear Fusion

c)

Nuclear Fixture

d)

Nuclear Fussing

11.

What is the final element massive stars can make before they die?

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Iron

d)

Helium

12.

Consider the reaction: hydrogen-1 + hydrogen-2 = helium-3. What is conserved from the beginning of the reaction to the end of this reaction?

a)

The type of atoms

b)

The atomic mass (protons + neutrons)

c)

The atomic number

d)

None of the above

13.

What is the atomic mass of this element?

a)

Rn

b)

86

c)

222.018

d)

Purple

14.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

Rn

b)

86

c)

222.018

d)

Purple

15.

How many protons does this element have?

a)

Rn

b)

86

c)

222.018

d)

Purple

16.

True or False: This element is probably found at the top of the periodic table

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What star has the most fuel at the beginning of a its lifespan?

a)

1 Solar Mass

b)

5 Solar Mass

c)

15 Solar Mass

d)

30 Solar Mass

18.

What star has the shortest lifespan?

a)

1 Solar Mass

b)

5 Solar Mass

c)

15 Solar Mass

d)

30 Solar Mass

19.

What star produces the heaviest elements due to fusion?

a)

1 Solar Mass

b)

5 Solar Mass

c)

15 Solar Mass

d)

30 Solar Mass

20.

What star produces the most energy?

a)

1 Solar Mass

b)

5 Solar Mass

c)

15 Solar Mass

d)

30 Solar Mass

21.

Is it better to look for life on a planet that is near a star with a solar mass of 2 or a solar mass of 20? Why?

4 lines
22.

In 1054, Chinese astronomers saw the Crab Nebula. What caused the Crab Nebula?

a)

A black hole

b)

The creation of a new star

c)

A white dwarf

d)

A supernova