Chapter 14 QUIZ

The Sun is our local ______

• Planet

• Star

• Space Object

• Mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The Sun consists mostly of what?

• Oxygen

• Heavy metals

• Hydrogen gas

• Solar Flares

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What layer of the Sun does fusion occur?

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Core

• Chromosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What creates the "Northern Lights" that can be seen at the poles?

• The Sun interacting with wind

• High wind speeds that come in contact with lightening

• Solar winds entering Earth's atmosphere

• Comets coming into Earth's atmosphere

What is the approximate distance of a light-year?

• 9.5 miles

• 6.3 million miles

• 9.5 billion miles

• 6 trillion miles

What do astronomers use to classify stars?

• Brightness/Distance

• Size

• Color/Temperature

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

How do stars form?

• By a planet colliding with a comet

• By clouds of dust called Nebula

• By stars splitting into two to form new stars

• No new stars have ever formed...all stars have been in existence since the beginning of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which type of star has a longer main sequence stage of it's life?

• Lower mass stars

• Higher mass stars

• They both have the same length of main sequence stage

• Main sequence is not a stage of a stars life

What happens to a high mass star when fusion can no longer happen and it leaves it's main sequence stage?

• It turns into a white dwarf

• It never leaves the main sequence

• It explodes into a supernova

• It becomes a black hole

What is the final stage of life for a low mass star?

• Supernova

• Black hole

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star