During the Main Sequence Lifetime of a Star of Any

question 41

Multiple Choice

During the main sequence lifetime of a star of any mass, the core of the star will be composed mainly of ____.

• A) hydrogen
• B) helium
• C) carbon
• D) hydrogen and helium
• E) helium and carbon

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Definitions:

Binomial

An algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms.

Degree 3

A polynomial of degree 3 is a polynomial that has the highest exponent of its variable(s) as 3.

Sum

The result obtained by adding two or more numbers.

Scientific Notation

A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.