Stellar Evolution Quiz

Stellar Evolution Mini Quiz

Answer each question individually or all on the same page.

These are associated with the birth of stars (tick more than one)
1. Emission nebulae
2. Absorption Nebulae
3. Planetary Nebulae
4. Open Clusters
5. Supernovae remnants
These are associated with the death of stars (tick more than one)
1. Emission nebulae
2. Absorption Nebulae
3. Planetary Nebulae
4. Open Clusters
5. Supernovae Remnants
Nebula can be both bright and dark areas of space. What do nebula consist of?
1. Charged Particles
2. Rock and ice
3. Gas and Dust
What will happen to a star of less than 4 solar masses?
1. It will become a neutron star
2. It will become a white dwarf
3. It will become a black hole
What will happen to a star of between 4 to 25 solar masses?
1. It will become a neutron star
2. It will become a white dwarf
3. It will become a black hole
What will happen to a star of over 25 solar masses?
1. It will become a neutron star
2. It will become a white dwarf
3. It will become a black hole
Which of these are NOT direct evidence of black holes?
1. Accretion disc
2. Redshift spectrum
3. Orbiting binary Companions
4. X-Rays
White dwarf stars are balanced by gravitational pressure and ..?
1. Radiation pressure
2. Electron pressure
3. Neutron pressure
Main Sequence stars are balanced by gravitational pressure and ..?
1. Radiation pressure
2. Electron pressure
3. Neutron pressure
Neutron stars are balanced by gravitational pressure and ..?
1. Radiation pressure
2. Electron pressure
3. Neutron pressure
What is the name of the limit given to the maximum size of a white dwarf?
1. Speed Limit
2. Chandrasekhar Limit
3. No Limit by 2 Unlimited