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Stars

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word best describes our sun?
a)
Average
b)
Supergiant
c)
Dwarf
d)
Red Giant
2.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
3.

What is a Star?

a)

a large celestial body that is made of plasma and held together by gravity.

b)

a large ball of fire held together by gravity.

4.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
5.
What is the name of the largest stars?
a)
Protostars
b)
Supergiants
c)
Red Giants
d)
Dwarf Stars
6.
What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?
a)
Supergiant
b)
Supernova
c)
Black Hole
d)
Nebula
7.
What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?
a)
Nebulas
b)
Protostars 
c)
Supernova
d)
Neutron Star
8.
Most stars are made of which elements?
a)
Hydrogen only
b)
Hydrogen and Lithium
c)
Hydrogen and Sodium
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
9.
A small, hot star near the end of its life is a star called a
a)
white dwarf
b)
red dwarf
c)
supergiant
d)
protostar
10.

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

a)

Protostar

b)

Nebula

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Red Giant

11.
After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a
a)
black dwarf
b)
protostar
c)
red giant
d)
supergiant
12.

Felix examined several photos of stars. To compare their temperatures, he looked at the colors of the stars. He organized the photos in order from coolest to hottest. Which of these answers shows the correct order?

a)

red, yellow, white, blue

b)

white, blue, yellow, red

c)

yellow, white, blue, red

d)

blue, yellow, white, red

13.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to classify stars?
a)
Color
b)
Temperature
c)
Size
d)
Shape
14.
Which of the following is a name used for stars:
a)
Neutron
b)
Supergiant
c)
White dwarf
d)
All of the above
15.
True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
friction
17.
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
18.

The professional who studies the stars is...

a)

an astronaut.

b)

an astrologer.

c)

an astronomer.

19.
Why do stars in the night sky look so small?
a)
stars are small
b)
stars are close
c)
stars are far away
20.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
21.

What will be the next stage in our star the sun's life cycle?

a)

supernova

b)

white dwarf

c)

blackhole

d)

red giant

22.
A black hole is an object so dense with so much gravity that even ________ cannot escape.
a)
gravity
b)
galaxies
c)
spaceships
d)
light
23.

Why will our sun not become a supernova?

a)

It is too bright

b)

It is too small

c)

It is too large

d)

It is too old

24.

The reaction in the core of a star that makes them shine is called

a)

nuclear fission

b)

supernova

c)

hydrostatic equilibrium

d)

nuclear fusion

25.

Which of the following will give the best indication of a star's temperature?

a)

the distance of the star

b)

the radius of the star

c)

the color of the star

d)

the age of the star

26.

Which of the following stages represents a dying star?

a)

Main sequence

b)

Protostar

c)

Nebula

d)

Red Giant

27.

Which of the following is the most abundant element in the Sun?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

28.

Which of the following is true for red stars as compared to blue stars?

a)

They live longer

b)

They are hotter

c)

They are always brighter

d)

They convert hydrogen to helium faster

29.

What kind of star lives a very hot, bright and short life?

a)

Red giant

b)

Main sequence

c)

High mass star

d)

Low mass star

30.

Which of the following is a possible order of life for a low mass star?

a)

nebula, protostar, brown dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf

b)

protostar, nebula, main sequence, white dwarf, black dwarf

c)

nebula, protostar, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf

d)

protostar, nebula, main sequence, red giant, brown dwarf, white dwarf

31.

What are the two forces that balance and cause a star to be round?

a)

gravity and fusion

b)

radiation pressure and fusion

c)

gravity and radiation pressure

d)

hydrostatic equilibrium and fusion

32.

What happens after low mass stars completely finish fusing hydrogen into helium?

a)

They begin to fuse heavier elements

b)

They fuse iron

c)

They collapse and turn into a planetary nebula

d)

They collapse and supernova

33.

True or False-The energy source for all stars is nuclear fusion.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

How the stars are classified?

a)

Stars can be classified according to their color and size.

b)

Stars can be classified only by temperature

c)

All are correct

35.

The size of stars is very variable.

a)

True

b)

False

36.
Red stars are the _____________.
a)
hottest
b)
coolest
c)
biggest
d)
brightest
37.
Blue stars are the _____________.
a)
hottest
b)
coolest
c)
smallest