Stellar Evolution

When a Red Giant runs out of fuel, it become a:

• Supernova

• Nebula

• White Dwarf

• Main Sequence Star

What is a protostar?

• A star that has died

• A smaller than average star

• A big, blue star that is on the main sequence of the HR diagram

• A contracting mass of gas which represents an early stage in the formation of a star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is a red giant?

• It is what happens when a star begins fusing helium into carbon.

• It is a star on the main sequence of the HR diagram.

• It is a star that has died and is no longer fusing any material.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is a supernova?

• The measure of brightness of a star.

• Something that only low mass stars can do.

• A star that explodes, creating a great amount of light and energy.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the final stage of a very large mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Blue Giant

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

What feature/quality do proto-stars lack that keeps them from being true stars?

• They don't have fusion

• They're too small

• They aren't hot enough

• They're rotating too fast

The path a star takes during its life cycle depends solely on its _____.

• temperature

• luminosity

• mass

• location

Which types of stars are fusing larger and larger elements in the core and are essentially dying stars? 

• red giants

• red dwarfs

• white dwarfs

• main sequence 

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When a red giant's outer atmosphere drifts away, it becomes:

• Expanding nebula

• Planetary nebula

• White dwarf cloud

• Planetary cloud

Given that a star is 3x more massive than another, how much more luminous should it be?

Mathematical Equivalence

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