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Unit 1 Lesson 3 The Life Cycle of Stars Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our Sun is currently in what stage of it's "life"?

a)

Protostar

b)

Nebula

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Red Giant

2.

Main sequence stars are made primarily of which elements?

a)

Hydrogen only

b)

Helium and Carbon

c)

Carbon and Iron

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

3.

Place the following stages for the life of a low-mass star such as the sun, in order: A) Red giant; B) White dwarf; C) Main sequence star

a)

C, A, B

b)

A, C, B

c)

B, A, C

d)

B, C, A

4.

Stars are born inside of...

a)

Nebulas

b)

Supernovas

c)

Black Holes

d)

Singularities

5.

A Hertzsprung- Russell (HR) Diagram measures...

a)

Luminosity & Magnitude

b)

Temperature & Gravity

c)

Luminosity & Temperature

d)

Magnitude & Brightness

6.
A ________ is an object so dense with so much gravity that even light cannot escape.
a)
neutron star
b)
white dwarf
c)
blackhole
d)
black dwarf
7.

What color are the hottest stars?

a)

Blue-white

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Red

8.

This force brings all the matter together that helps make the star?

a)

magnetism

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

normal force

9.

What kind of star can end up as a black hole?

a)

high mass

b)

average

c)

low mass

10.
The coldest stars are
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
white
d)
blue
11.
A diagram or graph that shows the relationship between luminosity and temperature in a star.
a)

H-R (Hertzsprung - Russell) Diagram

b)

Color vs. Brightness chart

c)

Temperature vs. Luminosity chart

d)

Stellar life cycle chart

12.
Which star has the lowest luminosity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.

A star is born when:

a)

nuclear fusion starts

b)

a nebula becomes a protostar

c)

gases in a nebula condense

d)

hydrogen is used up in fusion processes

15.

The stable and longest lasting period of a star’s life cycle is called:

a)

The birth of a star

b)

Nebula

c)

Neutron star

d)

Main Sequence

16.

What is a celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light from nuclear fusion reactions?

a)

Nebula

b)

Star

c)

Galaxy

d)

Planet

17.
The star that appears brightest to us on Earth is
a)
the Sun
b)
Sirius
c)
Polaris
18.

Shown as number 6 on the diagram, these stars are the largest known stars in the universe measuring more than a 1000x the size of our Sun. They are known as ....

a)

Red super giants

b)

Massive stars

c)

White dwarfs

d)

Neutron stars

19.

The brightness of a star depends on?

a)

its size

b)

its temperature

c)

its distance from earth

d)

All of the options

20.

The graph above represents the brightness and

temperature of stars visible from Earth. Which location on the graph best represents a star with the highest brightness and temperature?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D