Stellar Evolution Reading Quiz

What is the initial stage of a star's life cycle?

• Black hole

• Red giant

• Supernova

• Nebula

What is the balance between gravity squeezing inward and outward pressure from fusion called?

• Protostar

• Nuclear fusion

• Stellar evolution

• equilibrium

What process creates the star's energy?

• Neutron star

• Protostar

• Nuclear fusion

• Luminosity

What is the remnant of a massive, large mass star that is too massive to form a neutron star?

• White dwarf

• Black hole

• Supernova

• Pulsar

What is the dense object that remains after the core of a star collapses and compact matter into a smaller volume in which no light can escape?

• Pulsar

• Black hole

• Supernova

• Neutron star

What causes a star to become a red giant?

• Formation of Gold in the core

• The outward force of fusion increases

• The inward force of gravity increases

• Increase in surface temperature

What is the unique feature of some neutron stars that causes a pulsating pattern of light?

• White dwarf

• Pulsar

• Black hole formation

• Supernova formation

What is the term for the explosion that occurs when a large mass star exhausts its nuclear fuel?

• Black hole

• Supernova

• Red giant

• White dwarf

What stage is a star in when it is primarily burning hydrogen to helium?

• Main sequence

• Red giant

• White dwarf

• Supernova

What is the term for the stage in a star's life cycle, like the sun, when it has exhausted its nuclear fuel and is cooling down?

• White dwarf

• Red giant

• Black hole

• Neutron star