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Stellar Explosions & Remnants

Authored by Clint Sandford

Science

8th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Stellar Explosions & Remnants
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Supernova 1987(a) occurred in this nearby galaxy 186,000 light years away.

Andromeda

Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)

Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

M16

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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