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Question 11 pts
What type of stars can produce elements as heavy as nickel?
Group of answer choices

high-mass stars

red giants

low-mass stars

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Question 21 pts
What is luminosity?
Group of answer choices

Luminosity is a stage in a star's life cycle.

Luminosity is a measurement of the energy coming from the surface of a star.

Luminosity is the color of a star.

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Question 31 pts
How do elements like carbon and iron get spread across space?
Group of answer choices

pulsars

low-mass stars

supernovas

black holes

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Question 41 pts
What is a neutron star left over from?
Group of answer choices

a supernova

a white dwarf

a planetary nebula

a black hole

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Question 51 pts
Which atoms fuse first during nuclear fusion?
Group of answer choices

carbon atoms

hydrogen atoms

iron atoms

helium atoms

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Question 61 pts
A scientist discovers a star with three planets orbiting it. What is another term for the scientist's discovery?
Group of answer choices

a spiral galaxy

a nebula

dark matter

a planetary system

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Question 71 pts
What tool do astronomers use to classify stars based on their characteristics of luminosity and temperature?
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spectrograph

line graph

telescope

H-R diagram

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Question 81 pts
What happens to stars in a nebula?
Group of answer choices

Stars reach middle age.

Stars are born.

Stars run out of fuel.

Stars collide.

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Question 91 pts
Which phrase best describes a star?
Group of answer choices

a collection of particles held together by gravity

a cloud of dust and gas

a luminous ball of plasma and hot gas

a body in orbit

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Question 101 pts
Where does the energy from the Sun originate?
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the convection zone

the radiative zone

the core

the transition zone

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Question 111 pts
What is the approximate age of the Sun?
Group of answer choices

between 4 and 5 billion years old

less than 2 thousand years old

about 2 million years old

more than 10 billion years old

Answers

GPT-5 mini
1. high-mass stars

2. Luminosity is a measurement of the energy coming from the surface of a star.

3. supernovas

4. a supernova

5. hydrogen atoms

6. a planetary system

7. H-R diagram

8. Stars are born.

9. a luminous ball of plasma and hot gas

10. the core

11. between 4 and 5 billion years old

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