Worksheets8.8A JMS- Life Cycle of Stars
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement best describes a galaxy?
A cloud of gas that is the birthplace of stars
A system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
A ball of plasma that experiences nuclear fusion in its core
A mass of dust and ice that orbits a star in elliptical pattern
Which statement about stars is correct?
Star formation begins in a nebula.
White dwarfs become main-sequence stars when they gain mass.
Supergiants are stars that can absorb black holes.
Main-sequence stars are formed by comets.
The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?
Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae
Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies
Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae
Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
What part of the life cycle is our sun in?
Super Giant
Nebula
Main-Sequence
Yellow dwarf
What determines which life
cycle path a star takes?
The day the star is "born"
The mass of the star
The color of the star
The type of nebula the star is formed in
What types of stars EXPLODE into a supernova at the end of their life cycle?
Only the smallest stars
Average size stars like the sun
Hyper giants
All stars spend most of their life in which stage of the life cycle?
Main-Sequence
Red Giant
Black hole
White dwarf
How will our sun come to it's end?
Red giant, Red supergiant, white dwarf, black dwarf
Red supergiant, Supernova, black hole
Red Giant, Supernova, neutron star
Red Giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf
What type of stars become a black hole?
White dwarf
Average size stars
Super giants
Hyper giants
