Stellar Evolution Quiz
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1. Which colour stars have the highest surface temperature?
- A. Red
- B. Yellow
- C. Blue/white
- D. Orange
2. What is the correct order of stages in the life cycle of a Sun-like star?
- A. Nebula → red giant → main sequence → white dwarf
- B. Nebula → main sequence → red giant → white dwarf
- C. Main sequence → nebula → white dwarf → red giant
- D. Red giant → nebula → main sequence → white dwarf
3. What remains after a very massive star undergoes a supernova?
- A. A red giant
- B. A white dwarf
- C. A neutron star or black hole
- D. A nebula only
4. What does absolute magnitude measure?
- A. A star's apparent brightness as seen from Earth
- B. A star's true brightness at a standard distance
- C. A star's mass
- D. A star's surface temperature only
5. On a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, why do white dwarfs appear hot but dim?
- A. They have low temperature but huge size
- B. They have high temperature but small size, so low total luminosity
- C. They are cool and large
- D. They emit no light at all