Question
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
Flag question: Question 2
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.
Flag question: Question 3
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
Flag question: Question 4
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
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
Which atoms fuse first during nuclear fusion?
Group of answer choices
carbon atoms
hydrogen atoms
iron atoms
helium atoms
Flag question: Question 6
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
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
What tool do astronomers use to classify stars based on their characteristics of luminosity and temperature?
Group of answer choices
spectrograph
line graph
telescope
H-R diagram
Flag question: Question 8
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.
Flag question: Question 9
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
Flag question: Question 10
Question 101 pts
Where does the energy from the Sun originate?
Group of answer choices
the convection zone
the radiative zone
the core
the transition zone
Flag question: Question 11
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
What type of stars can produce elements as heavy as nickel?
Group of answer choices
high-mass stars
red giants
low-mass stars
Flag question: Question 2
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.
Flag question: Question 3
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
Flag question: Question 4
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
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
Which atoms fuse first during nuclear fusion?
Group of answer choices
carbon atoms
hydrogen atoms
iron atoms
helium atoms
Flag question: Question 6
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
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
What tool do astronomers use to classify stars based on their characteristics of luminosity and temperature?
Group of answer choices
spectrograph
line graph
telescope
H-R diagram
Flag question: Question 8
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.
Flag question: Question 9
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
Flag question: Question 10
Question 101 pts
Where does the energy from the Sun originate?
Group of answer choices
the convection zone
the radiative zone
the core
the transition zone
Flag question: Question 11
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
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