Characteristics of the UNiverse Practice

What determines the lifecycle of a star?

• Temperature

• Mass

• Luminosity

• Color

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

All stars are formed in a __________

• Black Hole

• Asteroid

• Nebula

• Red Giant

What process fuels a star?

• Intenal Combustion

• Solar

• Electrical

• Nuclear Fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Stars spend the majority of their life in the _________

• Main sequence

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Giant

After a average sized main sequence star exhaustis supply of Hydrogen it turns into a __________

• Black hole

• Red Super Giant

• Red Giant

• Supernova

How will our sun end its life cycle?

• Black Hole

• Supernova

• Neutron star

• White dwarf

What determines if a massive star will turn into a Black hole or Neutron star?

• Color

• Temperature

• Mass

• Luminosity

Using this HR Diagram, which of the following stars is considered hot and bright?

• Rigel

• Sirius B

• Bernard's Star

• Betelgeuse

Using this HR Diagram, which of the following stars is considered Cool and bright?

• Rigel

• Sirius B

• Bernard's Star

• Betelgeuse

Using this HR Diagram, what is an example of a star that is about the same temperature as the Sun, but brighter?

• Tau Ceti

• Spica

• Procyon B

• Polaris

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3