Cycle of Stars

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Science
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4th - 7th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term best describes a stellar nursery?
A flaming ball of gas
A cloud of gas and dust
A cloud of thousands of small, young stars
A star system with planets and moons
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the movie, Tim refers to baby stars as "protostars." What can you infer about the prefix "proto-?"
It means "last" or "after"
It means "infinite" or "everlasting"
It means "first" or "before"
It means "large" or "huge"
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Place the following stages in the life of a low-mass star, like the sun, in order: A) Red giant; B) White dwarf; C) Main sequence star
C, A, B
A, C, B
B, A, C
B, C, A
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes the process of nuclear fusion, as it occurs inside our sun?
Hydrogen and oxygen atoms combine to make water molecules.
Helium atoms split apart to form hydrogen atoms
Water molecules break apart into hydrogen and oxygen atoms
Hydrogen atoms combine to make helium atoms.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect does gravity have on stars?
It allows stars to break free of their galaxies
It helps break helium atoms apart inside of stars
It forms stars from clouds of gas and dust, and causes them to ignite
It causes stars to swell from white dwarfs to red giants
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a supernova?
A type of black hole
An incredibly dense but small star
A star that is large and not dense
The explosion of a large star
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does a white dwarf compare to our sun as it exists now?
It has a similar mass, but is much denser.
It has a larger mass, but is less dense.
It has more mass, and is more dense
It has less mass, and is less dense.
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