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WorksheetsScience Olympiad Astronomy
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Identify the part of the spectral classification that indicates the Sun’s approximate temperature.
M3
G2
B1
F2
Identify the approximate temperature range for a G2 star
3250-5065 K
10,000 - 20,000 K
25,000 K
5700-5900 K
The remaining portion of the spectral type identifies the Yerkes luminosity class. Based on the remaining portion, name what kind of luminosity class the Sun is.
White Dwarf
Main Sequence
Red Giant
Blue Super Giant
Most white dwarf stars have what two elements in them? Select two answers.
Carbon
Oxygen
Helium
Magnesium
White dwarves uphold themselves due to electron degeneracy pressure. Electrons are forced to go to higher energy levels when lower energy levels fill up because of what quantum principle?
Reissner-Nordstrom Principle
Hawking radiation Principle
Chandrasekhar Limit Principle
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Since white dwarves usually blow up at the specific threshold of 1.44 solar masses every time, this makes a particular type of explosion useful in calculating distance. What’s the name of this upper mass limit for white dwarves?
Kerr-Newman
Schwarzschild Limit
Chandrasekhar Limit
Pauli Exclusion Limit
Since white dwarves usually blow up at the specific threshold of 1.44 solar masses every time, this makes a particular type of explosion useful in calculating distance. What type of explosion can be used as a standard candle?
Pair-instability supernova
Hypernova
Type II Supernova
Type Ia Supernova
Usually, what initial mass in solar masses must a Main Sequence star have to guarantee the inevitable formation of a black hole?
40
30
20
8
It’s theorized that black holes can evaporate. Arbitrary particles can slowly start to escape the event horizon of a black hole if they summon right at the horizon. It is then emitted as what kind of radiation?
Chandrasekhar radiation
Hawking radiation
Pauli Exclusion radiation
Reissner-Nordstrom radiation
There are two other properties that we can measure in a black hole: Electric charge and angular momentum. If you have both angular momentum and charge on a given black hole, then what type of black hole do you have?
Kerr
Reissner-Nordstrom
Schwarzschild
Kerr-Newman
.Near which letter would a helium flash roughly occur at?
B
A
D
C
Assuming each letter represents a star in that exact location, rank the four stars by increasing size.
B, C, D, A
C, B, A, D
D, A, B, C
A, C, B, D
Assuming each letter represents different stages of a 1 solar mass star’s life, which letter represents the stage before a planetary nebula?
A
B
C
D
Under certain conditions, magnetic energy can be produced to create a magnetar. Which types of energy will be converted into magnetic energy in these conditions? Select all that apply.
Heat
Light
Rotational
Electric
Nuclear
Neutron stars and black holes can be one component of a type of binary system that revolves around a specific form of electromagnetic radiation. What is the name of this type of binary?
Astronomic Binary
Eclipsing Binary
Spectroscopic Binary
X-Ray Binary
Star Eren has a B-V color index of 0.56 and Star Jaeger has a B-V color index of 0.03. Which star is hotter?
Star Eren
Star Jaeger
What two factors can influence a star’s luminosity?
Chemical Composition
Temperature
Size
Color
Stars can emit various types of electromagnetic radiation. Speaking of electromagnetic radiation, list all seven types of electromagnetic radiation, from smallest wavelength to largest wavelength.
Gamma ray, X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Infrared, Microwave, Radio
Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-Ray, Gamma
Microwave, Gamma, Infrared, X-Ray, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, Radio
Gamma, X-Ray, Visible Light, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Microwave, Radio
Gravitational waves are disturbances in spacetime curvature. Which of the following would not create gravitational waves?
Supermassive Black Hole
Asymmetric Pulsars
Cosmological Inflation
Supernova
In dense cores of molecular clouds, there are two types of pressure that keep the core from collapsing due to gravity until too much mass accrues. What types of pressure are they?
Absolute pressure
Gas pressure
Thermal Pressure
Magnetic pressure
Yellow hypergiants are some of the most luminous stars, with absolute magnitudes going up to -9. Many of these stars are thought to be the next stage after the largest kind of what star?
White Dwarfs
Red Supergiants
Red Giants
Hot Blue Stars
This is an example of what kind of object?
Supernova Remnant
Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable Eruption
Protostar
Herbig-Haro Object
If a protostar fails to fuse hydrogen, it will end up becoming what?
A Brown Dwarf
A White Dwarf
A Red Giant
A Medium Sized Dwarf
The spectra of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, a planetary nebula, had a wavelength that didn’t seem to correspond to any element. It turns out that there was an element associated with it (Nitrogen and Oxygen ions), but quantum selection rules indicate that these spectra should not be generated under the given conditions. What is the term for these impossible spectra?
von Neumann projection Lines
Wave Function Lines
Normalized Vector Lines
Forbidden Lines
In which of the following stars may you find a higher quantity of Lithium than most stars? Select all that apply.
Mira Variable
T Tauri Variables
RR Lyrae Variables
Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables
