Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Year & Section: 11- Confucius Score: ___________________

Long Test #1. Stellar Evolution and the Formation of Heavier Elements

I. Identification. Give the term that is being asked. Strictly no erasure.

___________________________1. This is the process where elements heavier than beryllium were formed.
___________________________2. This theory states that stars formed when gravity acted on the particles
expanding with the universe.
___________________________3. These are form from the resulting dense molecular regions.
___________________________4. These are also known as the precursors of mature stars, which are
formed when these molecular clouds collapse.
___________________________5. This refers to the process in which a star changes through its lifetime
___________________________6. This is a chain reaction by which a star transforms H into He.
___________________________7. This is a set of two-stage nuclear fusion reactions that involve three
alpha particles (or He-4 nuclei) eventually being converted to C-12.
___________________________8. This is a set of nuclear elements that convert helium into heavier
elements.
___________________________9. What do you call the exploding star.
___________________________10. This process involves the fusion of deuterium with another proton to
produce He-3 and a γ.

II. Completing the table. Identify what stellar nucleosynthesis reactions is involved in each stage of
stellar evolution.

Star Reaction
Main sequence star
Red giant
Red supergiant

III. Constructive essay. Answer in not more than 5 sentences.

1. Why aren’t elements heavier than iron produced in the stars?

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2. How does the proton-proton chain reaction occur among the stars?
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