Stars test questions - CCEA

1

What is a nebula?

2

What causes dust and gas to pull together and form a protostar?

3

Which two balance and keep a main sequence star in equilibrium?

4

What is nuclear fusion?

5

Where do elements heavier than iron form?

6

What will the Sun become in the next stage of its life?

7

What happens when a white dwarf cools completely?

8

Which type of star has supernova explosions?

9

What sort of reaction mainly happens in the Sun?

10

Which of the following suggests that the solar system is made from the debris of old supernova explosions?