Science Kepler Crossword 1

Question 1

A low/medium mass star will stay in the main sequence stage (shorter/longer)

Answer 1

Longer

Question 2

____ burn up their fuel more quickly than regular stars, soon all fuels will run out and the core will collapse

Answer 2

High mass stars

Question 3

____ is a white dwarf that cooled down in temp; it is invisible because it no longer emits light

Answer 3

Black dwarf

Question 4

Breaks off during nuclear fusion

Answer 4

Neutrons

Question 5

The stage of a star’s life cycle when they become larger and its color due to decrease in temp

Answer 5

Red Giant

Question 6

Densest known object in the universe

Answer 6

Neutron star

Question 7

The beginning of a star’s life; a cloud that is made up of dust, helium, hydrogen, and plasma

Answer 7

Nebula

Question 8

Formed from the fusion of hydrogen atoms

Answer 8

Helium

Question 9

Determines life cycle of a star

Answer 9

Mass

Question 10

The inward force on stars

Answer 10

Gravity

Question 11

How energy in stars is created

Answer 11

Nuclear Fusion

Question 12

Explosion caused by the collapse of a red giant superstar

Answer 12

Supernova

Question 13

Largest atom that can be created in a high mass star

Answer 13

Iron

Question 14

Forms after a red giant blows off the outer layers of the star

Answer 14

Planetary nebula

Question 15

Places in space so strong that not even light can escape; may occur when high mass star is dying

Answer 15

Blackhole

Question 16

Most stars fall into this section of the HR diagram

Answer 16

Main sequence

Question 17

Largest atom that can be created in a low/medium mass star

Answer 17

Carbon

Question 18

When gas forms into a disk with a small; dense core; early in the star’s life cycle

Answer 18

Protostar