Gamma-Ray Bursts

Which two countries were the first to develop nuclear weapons?

• USA and USSR

• USA and China

• USSR and France

• North Korea and USA

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In what year was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed, forbidding nuclear weapons in space?

• 1943

• 1953

• 1963

• 1973

The Vela satellites, launched by the US, were designed to detect ___

• radio waves

• ultraviolet light

• x-rays

• gamma rays

The Vela satellites detected a mysterious flash of gamma rays on ___

• July 1, 1962

• July 2, 1967

• July 3, 1972

• July 4, 1976

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The mysterious bursts of gamma rays, detected by Vela, were determined to be coming from ___

• the surface of the Earth

• nuclear detonations on the Moon

• nearby space

• deep space

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How long did the gamma-ray bursts, detected by Vela, last?

• mere seconds or minutes

• several minutes

• a few hours

• several days

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If GRBs were from neutron stars then we'd see them ___

• from the core of the Milky Way

• along the plane of the Milky Way

• concentrated toward the Virgo Galaxy Cluster

• all over the sky

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When did the Dutch-Italian satellite BeppoSAX first resolve the origin of a GRB?

• 1967

• 1977

• 1987

• 1997

GRBs were detected to be coming from galaxies as far away as ___

• 6 light years

• 6 thousand light years

• 6 million light years

• 6 billion light years

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During the formation of a black hole, outer material forms a hot swirling maelstrom called ___

• a photosphere

• a corona

• an accretion disk

• an event horizon