Life Cycle of Stars

Stars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust is known as a ______. 

• clouds grande
• BCOG's
• neutron clouds
• nebulae

The only force acting on the nebulae is ________.

• thermal
• singular
• gravity
• microscopic

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

A star is born when ________________ begins to happen.

• nuclear fusion
• nuclear abrasion
• crying
• nuclear fission

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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Larger, cooler stars are called ___________.

• Blue Giants
• White Dwarfs
• Red Giants
• Yellow Giants

When our Sun becomes a Red Giant, it will engulf _______.

• just Mercury
• all the inner planets.
• the entire solar system
• just Mercury and Venus

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

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When a massive star begins to cool and expand it is known as a _______________.

• Blue Supergiant
• Red Giant
• Red Supergiant
• White Dwarf

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When the core of a Red Supergiant collapses, a bright event known as a ___________ occurs.

• superdupernova
• supernova
• big bang
• black hole

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3