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Unit 7: Stars review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is our Sun's classification?

a)

F1

b)

G2

c)

B0

d)

A1

2.

Which layer of the sun is the hottest?

a)

Core

b)

Convection Zone

c)

Corona

d)

Photosphere

3.

How long does it take gamma rays to escape the Radiation Zone?

a)

Milliseconds since speed of light.

b)

10 minutes or so

c)

100000 years

d)

It never escapes; is trapped forever.

4.

Which layer of the sun do we see?

a)

Photosphere

b)

Corona

c)

Core

d)

Convection Zone

5.

What do we call the feature at D?

a)

Prominence

b)

Flare

c)

Filament

d)

Sunspot

6.

What do we call the feature at B?

a)

Prominence

b)

Flare

c)

Filament

d)

Sunspot

7.

Which stage of a star's life cycle is the longest?

a)

Nebula

b)

Main sequence

c)

Red giant

d)

Planetary nebula

8.

What is the first stage of a star's life cycle; when a contracting mass of gas first begins to form a star?

a)

Nebula

b)

White dwarf

c)

Main sequence

d)

Protostar

9.

What stops the gravitational collapse of a star?

a)

Minions

b)

Nuclear fusion

c)

Rotational forces

d)

Protoplasm

10.

Stars use fusion to convert elements into heavier elements. When a star runs out of which element will it begin to collapse?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Calcium

d)

Iron

11.

Which size of star has the shortest life span?

a)

Low mass

b)

Medium mass

c)

Large mass

d)

They all are the same

12.

Which star progression path will our sun take?

a)

Path A

b)

Path B

13.

Which outcomes do high mass stars end up as? (Pick as many as needed)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

14.

A very high mass star ends up as what object after supernova?

a)

Black hole

b)

White dwarf

c)

Neutron star

d)

Brown dwarf

15.

What distance do astronomers use to describe a star's brightness?

a)

1 lightyear

b)

10 au

c)

10 parsecs

d)

3.3 million Km

16.

Which color of star is the hottest?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

17.

If a star is to become a black hole, its mass must be how much bigger than our sun?

a)

2X

b)

3X

c)

4X

d)

10X