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Chapter 3: Stars

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for a body of gasses that are held together by gravity and produce light from nuclear fusion?

a)

nebula

b)

star

c)

galaxy

d)

nova

2.

The measure of a star's brightness or luminosity is called what?

a)

magnitude

b)

supernova

c)

richter scale

d)

lumens

3.

The brightness that a star appears to be from Earth is called what?

a)

apparent magnitude

b)

brightness

c)

absolute magnitude

d)

lumens

4.

What is the name for how bright a star would appear if it were seen from a distance of 32.6 light years?

a)

apparent magnitude

b)

brightness

c)

absolute magnitude

d)

lumens

5.

A unit of distance that measures how far light travels in one year.

a)

light year

b)

parallax

c)

magnitude

d)

nova

6.

The apparent shift in the position of a star when viewed from different points of observation, to determine the distance a star is away from Earth.

a)

light year

b)

parallax

c)

magnitude

d)

nova

7.

An imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth, where all stars are considered to be projected onto its inner surface, which is used to map their positions in the sky.

a)

globe

b)

parallax

c)

celestial sphere

d)

constellation

8.

Stars that can always be seen in the night sky and never appear to go below the horizon level are called what?

a)

asterisms

b)

Circumpolar stars

c)

zodiac stars

d)

main sequence stars

9.

Circumpolar stars circle in the night sky around which star?

a)

Polaris

b)

Vega

c)

Bettlejuice

d)

Rigel

10.

Which circumpolar constellation can be seen closest to the north star?

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Canis Minor

c)

Orion

d)

Little dipper

11.

The name for a group of visible stars forms a full pattern or outline on the celestial sphere.

a)

galaxy

b)

constellation

c)

star

d)

asterism

12.

How many official constellations are on the celestial sphere?

a)

15

b)

88

c)

124

d)

43

13.

What is the name for the 12 constellations that are on the ecliptic line of the celestial sphere?

a)

circumpolar

b)

eclipse

c)

zodiac

d)

astologic

14.

What is the name for smaller parts of large constellations or small parts of different constellations?

a)

Constellation

b)

celestial sphere

c)

asterism

d)

main sequence

15.

Which of these is classified as an asterism?

a)

Big dipper

b)

Ursa Major

c)

Hydra

d)

Orion

16.

All of the changes in size, composition, and structure a star goes through during its lifetime is called what?

a)

stellar evolution

b)

nebula theory

c)

supernova

d)

parallax

17.

Stars from large clouds of dust and gas in galaxies called what?

a)

supernovas

b)

nebulas

c)

black holes

d)

main sequence stars

18.

As a nebula collapses, the friction from collisions of gas and dust increase the temperature to create what objects?

a)

black holes

b)

supernova

c)

protostar

d)

white dwarf

19.

What is it called when two hydrogen atoms collide and fuse together to create helium and release large amounts of energy and light making a star visible.

a)

supernova

b)

nuclear fusion

c)

hydrostatic equilibrium

d)

celestial sphere

20.

What is the process within stars where nuclear fusion reactions occur, leading to the formation of new elements called?

a)

hydrostatic equilibrium

b)

nuclear fission

c)

stellar evolution

d)

nucleosynthesis

21.

A type of nuclear fusion that occurs after a star has used up all the hydrogen in its core and transitioned to a red giant star burning helium is called what? 

a)

hydrostatic equilibrium

b)

helium flash

c)

supernova

d)

red shift

22.

What is the name for the balance between the inward force of gravity and the outward force of nuclear fusion that enables a star to keep its shape?

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

stellar evolution

c)

hydrostatic equilibrium

d)

star force

23.

How does the force of nuclear fusion impact the hydrostatic equilibrium of a star?

a)

pulls inward

b)

pushes outward

c)

no impact

d)

star dies

24.

How does the force of gravity impact the hydrostatic equilibrium of a star?

a)

pulls inward

b)

pushes outward

c)

no impact

d)

star dies

25.

Which term States that more massive stars are significantly more bright compared to less massive stars.

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

apparent magnitude

c)

lumens

d)

mass- luminosity relationship

26.

A system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other is called what?

a)

stellar evolution

b)

pulsar

c)

binary star

d)

siamese stars

27.

After a star is formed its life cycle can take one of two pathways based on what feature of the star?

a)

its color

b)

its size/mass

c)

its name

d)

its constellation

28.

What is the name for all of the stars that are fusing hydrogen gas within their cores?

a)

white dwarf

b)

main sequence

c)

red giant

d)

black dwarf

29.

What is the name for the smallest and coldest of the stars that are fusing hydrogen gas within their cores?

a)

blue giant

b)

main sequence

c)

red giant

d)

red dwarf

30.

What is the name for the largest and warmest of the stars that are fusing hydrogen gas within their cores?

a)

blue giant

b)

main sequence

c)

red giant

d)

red dwarf

31.

What is the name for a type of star that is significantly larger in size and has a much shorter life span compared to smaller stars.

a)

red dwarfs

b)

main sequence stars

c)

supergiant stars

d)

black dwarfs

32.

What is the name for a supergiant star that is pulsating light or changing in brightness over periods of time?

a)

white dwarf

b)

cepheid variable

c)

red giant

d)

main sequence

33.

What is the name for stars that have used up their hydrogen fuel and are now fusing helium?

a)

red dwarf

b)

main sequence

c)

red giant

d)

neutron star

34.

What is the next step of an average mass star's life cycle after a red giant star uses up all of its fuel?

a)

main sequence

b)

supernova

c)

planetary nebula

d)

blue giant

35.

After the outer gasses of a planetary nebula drift away what is left behind?

a)

white dwarf

b)

supernova

c)

black hole

d)

red dwarf

36.

Which type of star is not producing an energy from nuclear fusion in its core?

a)

red dwarf

b)

main sequence

c)

white dwarf

d)

red giant

37.

What is the name for the star remnant of a white dwarf that has cooled sufficiently to no longer emit significant heat or light.

a)

red dwarf

b)

black dwarf

c)

black hole

d)

supernova

38.

Which type of star do we not know if really exists because there has not been enough time in the universe to see?

a)

white dwarf

b)

red dwarf

c)

main sequence

d)

black dwarf

39.

The start of this star type marks the start for the death phase of a star.

a)

red giant/supergiant

b)

red dwarf

c)

protostar

d)

blue giant

40.

What is the name for the large explosion that occurs when gravity overwhelms a red supergiant star that runs out of fuel?

a)

supernova

b)

hydrostatic balance

c)

black hole

d)

black dwarf

41.

What is the name for the ring of material left over right after a supernova explosion?

a)

planetary nebula

b)

dark nebula

c)

clown nebula

d)

supernova remnant nebula

42.

What is created after the dust drifts away from an supernova remnant nebula?

a)

neutron star

b)

black dwarf

c)

red dwarf

d)

protostar

43.

What is another name for a rotating neutron star that emits light similar to a lighthouse?

a)

pulsar

b)

black hole

c)

nova

d)

white dwarf

44.

What is the name for the densest object in the universe formed after a supernova explosion with a huge amount of gravity?

a)

black dwarf

b)

blacktop

c)

black hole

d)

blackstone

45.

The point at the center of a black hole is called what?

a)

event horizon

b)

nova

c)

singularity

d)

pulsar

46.

The point at which light cannot escape from a black hole that marks the point of no return is called what?

a)

event horizon

b)

nova

c)

singularity

d)

pulsar

47.

What is the name for a large collection of millions of stars, nebulas, planets, and often black holes?

a)

galaxy

b)

nebula

c)

singularity

d)

constellation

48.

What is a scatter plot that shows the relationship between a star's luminosity and its temperature?

a)

richter scale

b)

H-R diagram

c)

magnitude

d)

celestial sphere

49.

In the H-R diagram given, what happens as you move to the left?

a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
50.

In the H-R diagram given, what happens as you move to the right?

a)

Stars Get Larger/brighter

b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
d)

Stars get smaller/dimmer

51.

In the H-R diagram given, what happens as you move upwards?

a)

Stars Get Larger/brighter

b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
d)

Stars get smaller/dimmer

52.

In the H-R diagram given, what happens as you move downwards?

a)

Stars Get Larger/brighter

b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
d)

Stars get smaller/dimmer

53.
Red stars are the _____________.
a)
hottest
b)
coolest
c)
biggest
d)
brightest
54.

Blue stars are the _____________.

a)
hottest
b)
coolest
c)

smallest

d)

dimmest

55.

Which letters correspond to red colored stars?

a)

A & D

b)

D & C

c)

E & C

d)

B & C

56.

Which letter corresponds to where our sun is located on the H-R diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

57.

Which letter corresponds to where our red dwarf stars are located on the H-R diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

58.

Which letter corresponds to where blue colored stars are located on the H-R diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

59.

Which letter corresponds to where blue supergiant stars are located on the H-R diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

60.

Which letter corresponds to white dwarf stars?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

61.

Which letter corresponds to red giant stars?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

62.

Which letter corresponds to red supergiant stars?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

63.

Which letter corresponds to main sequence stars?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

64.

What is the name for the balance as star has as shown in the diagram?

a)

pulsar

b)

stellar evolution

c)

hydrostatic equilibrium

d)

celestial sphere

65.

What kind of star is shown in the image?

a)

red giant

b)

white dwarf

c)

pulsar

d)

blue dwarf

66.

What is the name for the explosion shown in the animation after nuclear fusion stops?

a)

supernova

b)

neutron star

c)

black hole

d)

pulsar

67.

What is the name for the object remaining after the super nova explosion shown?

a)

supernova

b)

neutron star

c)

black hole

d)

black hole

68.

What type of nebula is shown in the image?

a)

planetary

b)

dark

c)

emission

d)

reflection

69.

What is the name for the grouping of yellow circled stars in the image?

a)

constellation

b)

main sequence

c)

asterism

d)

circumpolar

70.

What is the name for the grouping of stars in the image?

a)

constellation

b)

main sequence

c)

asterism

d)

circumpolar

71.

Betelgeuse and Rigel are classified as what type of stars?

a)

main sequence

b)

dwarfs

c)

supergiants

d)

protostars

72.

Which star in the image is classified as a red supergiant?

a)

Betelgeuse

b)

Rigel

c)

Bellatrix

d)

Orion

73.

Which type of star makes up 90% of the stars in our galaxy?

a)

main sequence

b)

supergiant

c)

white dwarf

d)

blue giant

74.

Which type of star can have the longest life span?

a)

red dwarf

b)

supergiant

c)

white dwarf

d)

blue giant

75.

The ______ the star, the _____ its life span is.

a)

bigger, longer

b)

smaller, shorter

c)

bigger, shorter

d)

smaller, shorter