Nova and Supernova

What forms from the leftover material from a supernova; it may contain as much as three times the mass of the sun.

• black hole 
• white dwarf
• neutron star
• protostar

A pulsar is a spinning?

• neutron star
• black hole
• white dwarf
• supernova

A            appears to emit regular bursts of radio waves

• neutron star
• nebula
• pulsar
• prostar

A star’s         determines the life cycle of a star

• mass
• weight
• brightness

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

An explosion that occurs at the end of a massive star’s life is a              

• black hole
• supernova
• white dwarf
• nebula

Which progression do astronomers expect our sun to follow as it runs out of fuel?

• red giant, white dwarf
• red giant, neutron star
• supergiant, supernova, white dwarf
• supergiant, supernova, black hole

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Why don't we need to worry about the sun becoming a supernova?

• The sun already became a supernova.

• It is spinning too slowly.

• It doesn't have the right elements.

• It is not big enough.

When the energy production of a star stops, what does gravity do to it?

• collapse the core

• cause it to spin rapidly

• shed the outer layers

• produce a blue light

Since most stars orbit in pairs, if one of the stars is a white dwarf, it can steal material from the other star and explode as a Type ____ supernova.

• II

• 3G

• 1a

• X

Where does most of the iron in the universe come from?

• Iron is fused in the core of some white dwarf stars and released during a Type 1a supernova.

• Iron is created as light leaves a star and interacts with the star's atmosphere.

• Recycled metal on Earth is launched into space.

• Iron was created during the big bang.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3