Stars Quiz

The nearest star to the Earth is _____.

• Alpha Centauri

• Rigel

• Sun

• UY-SCUTI

Only about ______ stars are visible to the naked eye.

• 55,000

• 4,000

• 7,500

• 1 billion

A star's life starts from the collapse of a gaseous _____.

• dark matter

• planet

• black hole

• nebula

A star shines most of his life because of _____ fusion.

• thermonuclear

• scientific

• frictional

• All of the above

Which two gases are present in large numbers in stars?

• Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide

• Oxgen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Both B and C

Name the explosion caused after a star dies.

• Explosion

• Supernova

• Blast

• None of the above

Sometimes a supernova can shine brighter than a _____.

• Sun

• Yellow Dwarf

• Red Giant

• Galaxy

A star's life begins from ______.

• dust

• planet

• another star

• Black hole or a neutron star

In a star's very early life the newly born core is called a ______.

• Yellow Dwarf

• Small star

• Protostar

• It depends

A star dies wnen there is no _____ left in the core.

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen