Geology Terms + Understanding
Life Cycle of Stars
Life Cycle of Stars 2
Life Cycle of Stars 3
Fossils
100
What is an Asteroid?
Hint: A _____ rocky body which can range in size.
A. Huge
B. Super tiny
C. Ginormous
D. Small
A [small] rocky body which can range in size.
D. Small
100
What is the first stage in a star's life?
A. Nebula
B. Black Dwarf
C. There is no first stage
D. White Dwarf
A. Nebula
100
Which star burns faster than other stars?
A. Main sequence
B. Protostar
C. White Dwarf
D. Black Dwarf
A. Main Sequence.
100
What's after Planetary Nebula?
A. Main sequence
B. White Dwarf
C. Black Dwarf
D. Protostar
B. White Dwarf
100
What's a fossil?
Hint: The _____ of previous life forms preserved by natural processes.
A. Leftovers
B. Remains
C. Story
D. Soul
The [remains] of previous life forms preserved by natural processes.
B. Remains
200
What is a constellation?
An apparent group of stars originally
named after mythical characters that make a pattern in the [blank].
A. Water
B. Mountains
C. Sky
D. Streams
An apparent group of stars originally
named after mythical characters that make a pattern in the sky.
C. Sky
200
What is a Nebula?
Hint: A ____ of gas and dust in space made up of hydrogen.
A. Star
B. Planet
C. Meteorite
D. Cloud
A [cloud] of gas and dust in space made up of hydrogen.
D. Cloud
200
How many years will the stars the size of the sun spend on Main Sequence?
A. 10 billion years
B. 2 million
C. 2 Billion
D. 10 million
10 billion years on main sequence
A. 10 billion years
200
What's a Black Dwarf?
A. The remain of a main sequence
B. The remain of a white dwarf
C. The remain of other planets
D. The remain of a protostar
B. The remain of a White Dwarf
200
What conditions are needed in order for it to become a fossil?
Hint: Hard [blank] parts and rapid burial.
A. Body
B. I don't know
C. Meat
Hard [body] parts and rapid burial.
A. Body
300
The sky is presently divided into [blank] constellations.
A. 75
B. 53
C. 88
D. 112
C. 88
300
Around how long does it take for a nebula to form into a protostar?
A. 5 million
B. 10 million
C. 150 million
D. 200 million
It takes around 10 million years.
B. 10 million
300
What's main sequence mostly made of?
A. Water
B. I don't know
C. Diamonds
D. Hydrogen and helium
It's mostly made up of hydrogen and helium.
D. Hydrogen and Helium
300
How long does a supernova last?
A. Less than 2 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. An hour
D. A week
A. Less than 2 minutes
300
What type of fossil is this?
Body Fossils.
400
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
Arrangement of electromagnetic radiation according to wavelength.
400
How is a protostar formed?
Gas and dust accumulate together and gather up and as more atoms form, a protostar forms.
400
How many kilometers in diameter is the red sequence?
500 million kilometers.
400
Black holes are formed when [Blank] can't be stopped.
Gravity.
400
What are trace fossils?
Evidence records that show that there was life.
500
Asteroids originate from what 3 sources?
Interplanetary degree, material from the asteroid belt, and remains of comets.
500
What is a protostar mostly made up of?
Hydrogen and Helium.
500
When the layers of the red giant are released what do they become?
Planetary Nebula.
500
Gravity is so strong [Blank] can't escape.
Light.
500
What are examples of trace fossils?
Tracks, burrows, and casts