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The Difference Between Supernovas and Back Holes

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 28mins

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1.

What happens to a star at the end of its life?

a)

It explodes

b)

The star forms an iron core. Running out of fuel and explodes.

c)

The star explodes and forms a blackhole.

d)

A black hole swallows it.

2.

What emerges from a star when it is exploding?

a)

Neutrinos

b)

Gold, Uranium, and Iron

c)

Space Dust

d)

Hydrogen

3.

Up to how long does it take for a supernova to explode?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Hours

c)

A week

d)

4 days

4.

When the energy production of a star stops, what does gravity do to it?

a)

collapse the core

b)

cause it to spin rapidly

c)

shed the outer layers

d)

produce a blue light

5.

When our sun dies, it will leave behind a white dwarf star composed of the elements:

a)

hydrogen and helium

b)

silicon and oxygen

c)

carbon and oxygen

d)

iron and nitrogen

6.

How long will the sun keeping fusing hydrogen?

a)

10 million years

b)

19 billion years

c)

7 trillion years

d)

10 billion years

7.

What's the first type of Supernova?

a)

The red super giant Antares has a companion star, Antares B, that is thought will contribute to a Type 1a supernova event in the coming years. However, the exact timing of the supernova is unknown. Antares is more than 880 times bigger than our Sun and thus the explosion is expected to be quite an event, but it is a great enough distance away from Earth to pose no threat.

b)

Binary stars are two stars that orbit the same point. One of the stars, a carbon-oxygen white dwarf, steals matter from its companion star. Eventually, the white dwarf accumulates too much matter. Having too much matter causes the star to explode, resulting in a supernova.

c)

The type of supernova occurs at the end of a single star’s lifetime. As the star runs out of nuclear fuel, some of its mass flows into its core. Eventually, the core is so heavy that it cannot withstand its own gravitational force. The core collapses, which results in the giant explosion of a supernova. The sun is a single star, but it does not have enough mass to become a supernova.

8.

What happens when gravity causes stars to die out with a BANG.

a)

A black hole forms

b)

A giant shockwave made of hot air and gasses

c)

An Iron ball

9.

True or False- Black hole from from supernovas all the time?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How do black holes form?

a)

After the star explodes there is leftover matter that becomes super dense to make the black hole

b)

They jus happen

c)

Form when gravity cause big stars to die out with a BANG

11.

True or False- Is the odds of a black hole swallowing the earth one in one trillion?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False- Betelguese is near the end of its life?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What holds a star together

a)

Hope and Faith

b)

Gravity and Pressure

c)

Star Dust

d)

The gas in the star.

14.

How is a star formed?

a)

When the atoms are under enough pressure for their nuclei to undergo fusion.

b)

From the matter of another nearby Supernova.

c)

Space Dust

15.

When did NASA launch the first orbiting telescope?

a)

June 2012

b)

October 1987

c)

February 1700

d)

June 2014

16.

True or False-Black Holes go around swallowing stars and planets.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Can a Black Hole continue to grow?

a)

Yes, by absorbing mass surrounding it

b)

No, it'll never keep growing.

c)

Yes, by pulling stars into the black hole.

d)

No, it'll pull planets it and just destroy them

18.

What is the difference between Supernovae and Black Holes.

a)

There is no differnce

b)

A supernova is a star collapsing and exploding while a Black Hole can be the result of a supernova's matter is compressed.

c)

Matter of a star becomes super dense.