Universe Quiz
Quiz
Choose the correct answer.
What happens to a giant star when it runs out of ‘fuel’?
- It becomes a planet.
- It is bigger than the sun.
- It collapses.
Then the star core absorbs all the materials of the outer layers and when they hit the core
- it explodes and releases a lot of light and energy.
- it crashes with other stars.
- it gets very cold.
During this process the giant star becomes a
- planet.
- supernova.
- dwarf star.
What is left behind after the explosion of a supernova?
- A pulsar or a black hole.
- A nova star.
- A neutron star
A pulsar is
- a rotating supernova giving off regular bursts of energy.
- a rotating dwarf star giving off regular bursts of energy.
- a rotating neutron star giving off regular bursts of energy.
A black hole is
- a very small object so dense that its light and radiation can’t escape its own gravity.
- a very big black star.
- a very small black star.