astronomy - chapter 2 section 2 life cycle of stars quiz review

Astronomy - Chapter 2 Section 2

LIFE CYCLE OF STARS QUIZ REVIEW

1. A SMALL, HOT, DIM STAR THAT IS THE LEFTOVER CENTER OF AN OLD STAR IS A …

A. Black Hole

B. Supernova

C. White Dwarf

D. Red Giant

ANSWER

C. White Dwarf

2. A GIGANTIC EXPLOSION THAT CAUSES THE DEATH OF A LARGE STAR IS A…

A. Black HoleB. Supernova C. White DwarfD. Red Giant

ANSWER

B. Supernova

3. A STAR THAT EXPANDS AND COOLS ONCE IT RUNS OUT OF HYDROGEN IS A…

A. Black Hole

B. Supernova

C. White Dwarf

D. Red Giant

ANSWER

D. Red Giant

4. A MASSIVE AND DENSE OBJECT FROM WHICH EVEN LIGHT CANNOT ESCAPE ITS GRAVITY IS A

A. Black HoleB. Supernova C. White DwarfD. Red Giant

ANSWER

A. Black Hole

5. THE H-R DIAGRAM SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP OF A STAR’S SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND ITS…

A. color.

B. size.

C. apparent magnitude.

D. absolute magnitude.

ANSWER

D. absolute magnitude..

6. WHAT OBJECTS ARE FORMED FROM THE MATERIALS IN THE CORE OF A SUPERNOVA?

A. Black holes and supergiants

B. Red giants and white dwarfs

C. Black holes and neutron stars

D. Neutron stars and white dwarfs

ANSWER

C. Black holes and neutron stars

7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF A STAR’S LIFE CYCLE?

A. White dwarf, main sequence, red giant

B. Main sequence, red giant, white dwarf

C. Red giant, white dwarf, main sequence

D. Main sequence, white dwarf, red giant

ANSWER

B. Main sequence, red giant, white dwarf

8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE?

A. New stars form from the material of old stars.

B. A star does not change its size or temperature during its life.

C. The shortest stage in a star’s life cycle is the main sequence.

D. When a star dies, none of its material returns to space.

ANSWER

A. New stars form from the material of old stars.

9. THE SUN IS A…

A. white dwarf

B. main-sequence star

C. red giant

D. red dwarf

ANSWER

B. main-sequence star

10. A STAR BEGINS AS A BALL OF GAS AND DUST PULLED TOGETHER BY

A. black holes

B. electrons and protons

C. heavy metals.

D. gravity

ANSWER

D. gravity

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW

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