A Quiz About The Formation And Death Of A Star
When you look up into the sky at night, depending on where you live or what the weather is like, you can be graced with a wonderful view of thousands of distant stars brightening up the galaxy. What do you know about them, however? Take this quiz about the formation and death of a star to find out a little more.
- 1.What is the first stage of a stars life.
- A.
Nebula collapsing under itself
- B.
Supernova of old star
- C.
Planets collapsing
- D.
Fusion of atoms
- 2.A protostar is what is formed when a nebula's gas and dust come closer together.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.After the protostar gets hot enough nuclear fusion reactions fuse together helium and hydrogen
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.A main sequence star is?
- A.
A star that shines steadily due to nuclear fusion
- B.
Several stars close together
- C.
A star with planets orbiting it
- D.
A Nebula that skips a protostar and is instantly turns into a star.
- 5.The bigger the star the longer it will live
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.What happens when a star the size of our sun runs out of Hydrogen?
- A.
It uses helium as fuel
- B.
It uses carbon as fuel
- C.
It goes supernova instantly
- D.
It turns green
- 7.Stars the size of our sun swell to a blue super giant after they run out of fuel.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.After nuclear reactions cease a star the size of the sun collapses in on itself to form a white dwarf star.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.What happens in the first stage of a star much bigger than the sun's death?
- A.
It swells to a red super giant
- B.
It swells to a blue super giant
- C.
It goes supernova
- D.
It forms a white dwarf star
- 10.What happens when a star bigger then the sun's core collapses?
- A.
It forms a white dwarf star
- B.
It forms a neutron star
- C.
It goes supernova
- D.
It expands to a red super giant
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