WorksheetsWhatif - Neutron Stars
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
How much would a teaspoon of our sun weigh?
2 kg
500 kg
0.1 kg
5,000,000,000kg
What was not mentioned as something that would kill you as you approached a neutron star?
The high temperatures
The gravity
The magnetic field
Radiation
10 minutes after removing a spoonful of neutron star, what would happen to your sample?
It would crush into a black hole
It would break down into protons and neutrons
It would release as much energy as the sun produces in 2-3 seconds
It would shoot off towards the next closest neutron star.
Will our sun ever become a neutron star
Yes
No
Yes, under the right conditions
Maybe
In 5 billion years, what will our sun become
Black dwarf
Red Giant
Neutron Star
Black Hole
Which planets in our solar system would survive if our sun were to change into a neutron star?
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Pluto (not a planet)
None of these would survive
What did Jocelyn Bell discover?
Pulsars
Neutron stars
Black Holes
Quasars
A neutron star with a magnetic field 1,000 times stronger than a "regular" neutron star is called a _____________.
Magnetar
Quasar
Black hole
Main-sequence neutron star
