How is energy lost from the photosphere of a protostar replaced
By energy release from gravitational contraction
By energy release from nuclear fission
By energy release from rapid rotation
By energy release from nuclear fusion
Protostars are best observed in the
Gamma ray
Visible
Uv
Infrared
X ray
Since a dust cloud between a star and an observer reflects (blank) light more effectively than (blank) light, the dust cloud causes the star to appear (blank) than its true color
Red, blue, bluer
Blue, red, redder
Red, blue, redder
Blue, red, bluer
 
The minimum possible mass for a main sequence star is about (blank) : an object below this mass is called a (blank)
0.08 solar masses, white dwarf
0.4 solar masses, brown dwarf
0.08 solar masses, black hole
0.4 solar masses, white dwarf
0.08 solar masses, brown dwarf
A 1 M of sun star leaves the main sequence when
Nuclear burning has converted the core to carbon
Helium begins to undergo nuclear burning in the core
The helium in the core is used up
Hydrogen begins to undergo nuclear burning in the core
The hydrogen in the core is used up
In a star becoming a red giant, gravity causes the core to (blank). At the same time, the outer region of the star (blank)
Contract and heat; expands and heats
Expand and heat; contracts and heats
Contract and cool; expands and cools
Contract and heat; expands and cools
Expand and cool; contracts and heats
As a 1 M of sun star enters the horizontal branch phase, the core is composed of (blank) and (blank) undergo nuclear fusion
Hydrogen, does
Hydrogen, does not
Helium, does
Helium, does not
Carbon, does
A classic planetary nebula appears as a bright ring on the sky. The true shape of such an object in space is a
Ring
Flat disk
Spherical shell
Potato chip
Cylinder
A red giant star has a luminosity that is (blank) than that of the sun and a surface temperature that is (blank) that of the sun
Higher; higher
Higher; lower
Lower; lower
Lower; higher
About the same as; lower
The main sequence in the H-R diagram extends from (blank) stars to (blank) stars
High lum, hot; high lum, cool
High lum, cool; low lum, hot
High lum, hot; low lum, cool
Low lum, hot; low lum, cool
High lum, hot; low lum, hot
What keeps a white dwarf from contracting further
Neutron pressure
Electron pressure
Normal gas pressure
Magnetic presure
Nothing
The main sequence turnoff is the location in the H-R diagram of stars just becoming (blank). The older the cluster the (blank) the mass of the turnoff stars
Red giants, lower
Horizontal branch stars, higher
Red giants, higher
Horizontal branch stars, lower
Second red giant stars, higher
Just prior to the supernova explosion the core of a massive star (m > 8 m of sun) is composed of (blank) and (blank) undergo nuclear fusion
Silicon, does not
Iron, does
Carbon, does not
Iron, does not
Silicon, does
 
The size of a neutron star is closest to the size of
The usa
The moon
Indiana
The earth
Bloomington
A pulse of (blank) is emitted from the collapsing core of a massive star, during a supernova
He nuclei
Neutrinos
Neutrons
Protons
Electrons
Where are elements heavier than iron produced
The big bang explosion, in which the universe began
Protostars
The sun
The nebula out of which the sun formed
Supernova blast
Which of the following is NOT correct for supernova 1987a
Most distant supernova ever observed
Observed in large magellanic cloud
At a distance of 160,000 light years
Blue supergiant exploded
Luminosity increased by 1000x
Which describes the gas in a supernova remnant like Cas A
Contracting, cool
Expanding, hot
Spinning, cool
Contracting, hot
Expanding, cool
 
 
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