Life Cycle of Stars

What is a large cloud of gas and dust?

• Nebula

• Star

• Galaxy

• Universe

What is the name of the hot, dense core of matter that remains from the collapse of a low-mass star?

• Neutron Star

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Pulsar

A gigantic explosion in which a high-mass star throws its outer layers into space but its core remains.

• White Dwarf

• Supernova

• Nebula

• Pulsar

A small, incredibly dense ball of closely packed neutrons.

• Nebula

• White Dwarf

• Pulsar

• Neutron Star

An invisible object with gravity so great that nothing can escape it.

• Black Hole

• Nebula

• White Dwarf

• Pulsar

The graph that illustrates the pattern of the temperature of stars plotted against their luminosity.

• Pulsar

• Nebula

• H-R Diagram

• Main Sequence

The region of an H-R Diagram where stars spend most of their lives.

• H-R Diagram

• Pulsar

• Main Sequence

• Nebula

Rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation.

• Nebula

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Pulsar

Where are all stars born?

• In Hollywood

• In Nebula

• At soda fountains

• In the Main Sequence

What gases are fused as stars are born?

• neon

• carbon

• hydrogen

• helium

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1