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Astronomy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Suns surface temperature?

a)

5,770° F

b)

9850 K

c)

5,770 K

d)

9880° F

2.

What is the common name for the second brightest star in the constellation Orion?

a)

Rigel

b)

Sirius

c)

Bellatrix

d)

Betelgeuse

3.

Which Stage comes first

a)

Supernova event

b)

Stellar nursery

c)

Cepheid

d)

Pulsar

4.

What physical property of a star does the spectual type measure?

a)

Temperature

b)

Mass

c)

Luminosity

d)

Density

5.

What kind of star is this?

a)

Magnetar

b)

Semiregular variable

c)

Wolf-Rayet star

d)

Type II supernova

6.

In a type 1a supernova, what happens when a white dwarf accretes enough mass to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit?

a)

A black hole is formed

b)

Collapses into a neutron star

c)

Turns into a type II supernovae

d)

Gets bigger and colder

7.

Eta Carinae is an example of a:

a)

Nebula

b)

Super massive star

c)

Red Dwarf

d)

Stellar nursery

8.

What elements seen in SNR 0509-67.5 reveal that it was formed by a type la supernova

a)

Lithium and Silicon

b)

Hydrogen and Helium

c)

Silicon and Iron

d)

Carbon and Oxygen

9.

What is the law that states everything is moving away from us with a speed that is proportional to its distance?

a)

Chargaff’s Law

b)

Hubble Law

c)

Kirchoff’s Law

d)

Kepler’s law of motion

10.

Which of the following is a possible AM CVn system

a)

Red Dwarf + Neutron Star

b)

Red Dwarf + Red Giant

c)

White Dwarf + Red GIant

d)

White Dwarf + Neutron Star