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Life Cycle of a Star Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inside a nebula are regions where gravity pulls together gas and dust into a ________.

a)

protostar

b)

nebula

c)

main sequence

d)

white dwarf

2.

A star is born when nuclear ______ begins.

a)

measuring

b)

heating

c)

fusion

d)

fission

3.

Stars spend most of their life in the ____ phase.

a)

nebula

b)

red giant

c)

main sequence

d)

white dwarf

4.

The ______ of a star determines what happens when it leaves main sequence and approaches the end of its life.

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

volume

5.

What phase is our sun in?

a)

red giant

b)

supernova

c)

main sequence

d)

white dwarf

6.

The ______ is the last stage in a low-mass star’s life when it no longer emits heat or light.

a)

black dwarf

b)

nebula

c)

main sequence

d)

white dwarf

7.

Label the phases in the life cycle of a LOW MASS STAR (like our sun) starting from STELLAR NEBULA in the blank below the picture. Your answer should include at least THREE (3) phases.

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8.

Label the phases in the life cycle of a high mass (large) star starting from the STELLAR NEBULA in the blank below the picture. Your answer should include at least THREE (3) phases.

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9.

Read the question and check TWO answer choices that are correct. An interstellar medium is a thinly spread area of gas and dust. Which of the following elements make up the gas and dust of the interstellar medium? Choose TWO correct answers.

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

carbon

d)

silicon

e)

helium

10.

Describe in your own words how the life cycle of humans compares to the life cycle of a star.

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11.

Write a scientific description of a star.

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12.

What is the process called when a star explodes at the end of its life?

a)

nebula formation

b)

supernova

c)

white dwarf cooling

d)

main sequence ending

13.

What TWO elements are primarily fused in the core of a main sequence star like the Sun?

a)

Iron

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Helium

14.

Which type of star is the most massive and luminous?

a)

Red dwarf

b)

White dwarf

c)

Supergiant

d)

Neutron star

15.

A cosmic body of extremely intense gravity where light cannot escape.

a)

main sequence

b)

protostar

c)

black hole

d)

neutron star

16.

carefully thought out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method.

a)

scientific theory

b)

scientific law

c)

hypothesis

d)

experiment

17.

collection of 8 planets and their moons that orbit around the sun.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

milky way

d)

andromeda galaxy

18.

universal force of attraction acting between all matter.

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

solar system