White Dwarfs and Planetary Nebulas

What are White Dwarfs?

• Genes

• Food

• Stars

• People

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What's the temperature of a White Dwarf?

• 10 million Kelvin

• 50 degrees

• 10,000 degrees

• None of These

What happens when a White Dwarf burns out?

• It becomes a Black Dwarf

• It becomes a Red Giant

• It becomes a Black hole

• It becomes a Blue Giant

Knowing the age of a White Dwarf means that astronomers can know the age of the universe

• True

• False

What is it called when a White Dwarf explodes?

• Explosion

• Detonation

• Eruption

• Supernova

Ancient White Dwarfs shine in the ____________________.

• Black Hole

• Milky Way

• Sun

• All of These

How old are the oldest stars?

• 10-20 billion years old

• 20-30 billion years old

• 30-40 billion years old

• A century

How far away is the nearest White Dwarf to Earth?

• 5 days

• 8.6 light years away

• 45 years away

• 10 light years away

In terms of size, a White Dwarf is as big as Earth

• False

• True

A White Dwarf has the same mass as our ______________.

• Planet

• Sun

• Food

• People