Team Z Science: Astronomy Quiz: Reach For The Stars
Hello my little starlets, Today is your day to SHINE! But will you be a BROWN DWARF? Or perhaps a GIGANTIC NUCLEAR FURNACE? Try not to be NEBULOUS!
- 1.Ms. Lindgren will show you a picture of the life cycle of stars. Use the word bank on the board to match the word to the picture. 1. Picture A represents a _____________________.
- 2.2. Picture E represents a _____________________.
- 3.3. Picture H represents a _____________________.
- 4.4. Picture J represents a _____________________.
- 5.5. Picture I represents a _____________________.
- 6.6. Picture D represents a _____________________.
- 7.Astronomers measure the diameter of stars using what unit?
- A.
Light-years
- B.
S.r. solar radius
- C.
Kilometers
- D.
Parsecs
- 8.One characteristic of stars that scientists look is LUMINOSITY. What do you think the latin root LUMEN means?
- A.
Light
- B.
White
- C.
Energy
- D.
Color
- 9.Stars are composed mainly of:
- A.
Oxygen and Nitrogen
- B.
Nitrogen and Helium
- C.
Oxygen and Hydrogen
- D.
Hydrogen and Helium
- 10.Three or more stars that are bound by gravity are called
- A.
Multiple systems
- B.
Nebulae
- C.
Stellar nurseries
- D.
Constellations
- 11.What makes something a star, and not a brown dwarf?
- A.
The temperatures reaches 6000 C
- B.
The electrons in the core elements are lost
- C.
Nuclear fusion begins
- D.
Stars have planets orbiting it
- 12.An astronomer uses a telescope to look at a star. She observes that the color of the star is similar to the color of the sun. Using this information, what can she infer about the star?
- A.
The star is hotter than most stars in our galaxy
- B.
The star and the sun have similar surface temperatures and sizes
- C.
The star will end its life as a neutron star
- D.
The star is a white dwarf
- 13.Dillon examined several photos of stars. Looking at the color of the stars, he organized them from coolest to hottest. Which of these answers shows the correct order?
- A.
Red, yellow, white, blue
- B.
White, blue, yellow, red
- C.
Blue, white, yellow, red
- D.
Yellow, red, blue, white
- 14.At the end of its life-cycle, a high mass star sometimes leaves behind an invisible object in which gravity is so strong that light cannot escape. What do we call this object?
- A.
A supergiant
- B.
A neutron star
- C.
A black hole
- D.
A black dwarf
- 15.What type of star is the sun?
- A.
A supergiant
- B.
A neutron star
- C.
A low-mass star
- D.
A high-mass star
- 16.Which of the following occurs throughout most of a star's lifetime?
- A.
Matter ejection
- B.
Gas concentration
- C.
Heavy core formation
- D.
Nuclear fusion
- 17.Check ALL the boxes that apply! What subatomic particles are found in the nuclei of atoms?
- A.
Electrons
- B.
Protons
- C.
Neutrons
- D.
Negitrons
- 18.Check ALL the boxes that apply! Which of the following are a part of the life cycle of LOW MASS stars?
- A.
Novae
- B.
Pulsars
- C.
Protostars
- D.
Red giants
- 19.For a standard H-R diagram, what are the stars in the lower left region of the diagram?
- A.
Main sequence stars
- B.
Supergiants
- C.
Giants
- D.
White dwarfs
- 20.Stars on the upper left end of the main sequence differ from those on the lower right end in what way?
- A.
Stars on the upper left end are less massive.
- B.
Stars on the upper left end are more massive.
- C.
Stars on the upper left end tend to be red in color.
- D.
Stars on the upper left end are near the end of their life cycle.
- 21.In general, as a stars mass increases, so does it's luminosity
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, Polaris is visible all year round.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.If you wanted to see the constellation rising, you would look to the west.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.The zodiac constellations Leo and Gemini are found on the ecliptic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.A low mass star will never become a neutron star.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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