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WorksheetsSupernova Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the most likely result of a supernova?
It will produce space dust and a shock wave that compresses clouds of gas to aid new star formation
A black hole will appear in it's place
All of the above
None of the above
What do you think is inside a black hole?
This type of Supernova has very little remnants.
Type I
Type II
Type A
Type B
Which two things typically result from a Supernova II?
Black Hole and Nova
Black Hole and Neutron Star
Neutron Star and Supernova II
All of the above
This image is known as a
Black Hole
Planetary Supernova
Supernova II
Neutron Star
A neutron star results when the Supernova II has a core remnant that is
Greater than 3 solar masses
Less than 5 solar masses
Less than 3 solar masses
Greater than 5 solar masses
Which of the following is a distinguishing property of a neutron star?
Spinning Rapidly
Strong Magnetic Field
Density beyond belief
All of the above
What conditions must exist for a black hole to form?
When the core remnants of a Supernova I are greater than 3 solar masses.
When core remnants of a Supernova II are less than 3 solar masses.
When core remnants of a Supernova II are greater than 3 solar masses.
When the core remnants of any type of Supernova are greater than 1 solar mass.
Why are some Pulsars never identified by Astronomers.
Because they are not giving off light
Because the Neutron Star is spinning in such a manner that the jets of energy that give off light are not visible.
Because the Pulsar is blocked by magical stardust created in a dreamland that only unicorns can see.
Seriously I am out of ideas!
What makes supernovas explode?
It can happen because a chicken nugget decides it wants some sauce and it falls into a nuclear reactor and creates a supernova.
It can happen from a Moon stealing mass from a companion star and then stealing so much it explodes into a million pickles.
It can also happen when two neighboring galaxies collide.
It can happen when a star comes to the end of its life and has no more nuclear energy and some mass flows to the core until it can’t withstand its own gravitational force and collapses in on itself and blows up
What emerges from a star when it is exploding?
Neutrinos
Gold, Uranium, and Iron
Chicken nuggets
Pickles
Up to how long does it take for a supernova to explode?
Milliseconds
Hours
A week
4 days
A neutron star has a super high
density
output of light
input of neutrons
output of x-rays
A supernova occurs when a _____ star runs out of fuel (or overloads) and explodes.
sun-like
single
massive
double
Type II supernovae occur when a star with at least ____ times the mass of our sun explodes.
1.4
1.5
3
8
