Unit 4 Practice quiz astrophysics

The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.

• White Dwarf
• Blue Supergiant
• Red Supergiant
• Black Hole

After a supernova, the core can collapse into a neutron star, or if massive enough even a ___________.

• Black Hole
• White Dwarf
• Brown Dwarf
• Black Dwarf

When a Red Giant's outer atmosphere drifts away it is now known as a ____________.

• planetary cloud
• White Dwarf cloud
• planetary nebula
• expanding nebula

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More massive stars continue to fuse elements in their cores all the way up to ________.

• silicon
• iron (Fe)
• carbon
• plutonium

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a gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star

• pulsar
• red giant 
• supernova
• black hole

As our sun continues through its life cycle, it will _________.

• gradually get smaller and smaller until it dies out.
• Gradually get larger until its outer layers drift off.
• become denser and denser until it forms a black hole.
• become hotter and hotter until it becomes a blue hypergiant.

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All stars in the main sequence are middle aged. That is, they are fusing ________ into ________ in their cores.

• hydrogen into helium

• helium into carbon

• oxygen into iron

• helium into hydrogen

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How did the elements we have on Earth get here?

• They are all man-made.
• They were formed in stars that eventually exploded in supernova.
• The sun created all of our elements through fusion.
• Elements blew to earth through solar wind.

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What is the correct life cycle of a star like our Sun?

• Nebula, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, black hole, neutron star
• nebula, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf 
• Main sequence, white dwarf, red giant, red supergiant, nebula
• Nebula, main sequence, brown dwarf, white dwarf, black dwarf

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Which stage do stars spend the majority of their lives in?

• Nebula Stage
• Main Sequence
• Red Giant Stage
• Dying stage

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