Stellar Explosions & Remnants
Authored by Clint Sandford
Science
8th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Term for "new star" that occurs in mass-transfer binary and/or white dwarf companion stars.
supernova
stella nova
pulsar
neutron star
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
As material is added to the accretion disk, _____ may reach a temporary fusion point.
pressures
electron degeneracy
temperatures
matter
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Contact binaries may allow a white dwarf star to repeat
electron degeneracy pressure.
Roche lobe overload.
flashes.
explosions.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A supernova occurs when a _____ star runs out of fuel (or overloads) and explodes.
sun-like
single
massive
double
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A ____ star with a mass of 1.4 suns may go supernova (I) if too much material accretes.
white dwarf
red dwarf
red giant
neutron
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Type II supernovae occur when a star with at least ____ times the mass of our sun explodes.
1.4
1.5
3
8
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Supernova 1987(a) occurred in this nearby galaxy 186,000 light years away.
Andromeda
Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
M16
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
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