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Life Cycle of a Star and Wave questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is our sun located at this time?

a)

Red Giant

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Just floating around

2.

What is a medium-mass star that becomes at the the end of its life?

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Nebula

c)

Black dwarf

d)

Protostar

3.

A big cloud of dust and gas where all

stars begin their life cycle is called a

a)

solar system

b)

universe

c)

galaxy

d)

nebula

4.

Why do massive stars have shorter

life-spans than average stars?

a)

They have less steps in their life-cycle

b)

They have less fuel to burn

c)

They burn through their fuel faster

d)

They are cooler

5.

After billions of years go by, a white

dwarf will cool into a burnt out cinder.

This remnant is known as a(n)

a)

Brown dwarf

b)

Dwarf planet

c)

Black hole

d)

Black dwarf

6.

Why is a black hole called “black”?

a)

It has too much radiation

b)

It absorbs all the light that hits it

c)

It is black and it is a hole

d)

Outer space is dark

7.
Which is an accurate description of determining a stars life span? 
a)
the less mass of the star the longer the life span
b)
stars never die
c)
all stars shine the same
d)
stars don't have a life cycle
8.

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Intensity

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

9.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

10.

Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:

a)

Infrared light

b)

Visible light

c)

X-rays

d)

UV light

11.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

12.

Which wave has the most energy?

a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

c)

Wave 3

d)

Wave 4

13.

Stars range in ​ ​ (a)   ​ depending on how ​ (b)   _they are​ ​

Choose from the below words
color
hot
range
energy
14.

What is the mnuemonic for this spectrum

15.

_____ of stars in the universe are in the main sequence

a)

9%

b)

75%

c)

90%

d)

19%