Stellar Evolution & Explosions
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Anne Schnabel
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Stellar Evolution & Explosions
Unit 7 Part 2
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Evolution = end of a star's life
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High-mass stars burn hotter & brighter because they have more _______ at their cores.
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When temperatures are high enough in the core of a high-mass star, this element starts to form.
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When an ______ core is reached in a high-mass star, gravity takes over.
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When an iron core is reached gravity takes over and a(n) _________ occurs.
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Supernovas are one of the largest _______ in the Universe.
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All elements heavier than carbon were formed in supernova explosions.
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_____ stars evolve and move off the main-sequence first; then intermediate stars & so on.
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The dividing line between high & low-mass stellar evolution is called the
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Close binary star systems that share stellar material can affect how each star _____.(check all that apply)
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Term for "new star" that occurs in mass-transfer binary and/or white dwarf companion stars.
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As material is added to the accretion disk, _____ may reach a temporary fusion point.
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Contact binaries may allow a white dwarf star to repeatedly
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A supernova occurs when a _____ star runs out of fuel (or overloads) and explodes. (check all that apply)
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A ____ star with a mass of 1.4 suns may go supernova (I) if too much material accretes.
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Type II supernovae occur when a star with at least ____ times the mass of our sun explodes.
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Supernovae regularly occur in galaxies throughout the visible Universe.
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We don't see what is in a black hole, rather we see the acretion disk around it of what is "falling in"
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Type II supernovae explosions may leave behind a (check all that apply)
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_____ are rapidly spinning neutron stars that are known as "lighthouses" in space.
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