What is when a star runs out of fuel? Source: Textbook
100
Which kind of stars do neutron stars come from?
What is large mass stars? Source: Textbook
100
What will our sun become when it dies?
What is a red giant? Source: Textbook
200
What is the stars main power source, (name the element)
What is hydrogen? Source: Textbook
200
Black Holes form when the largest stars collapse. How many times more massive do the stars have to be than our own sun to form a black hole?
What is 40x? Source: Textbook
200
Is a supernova the result of a big or small star exploding?
What is a big star. Source: Textbook
200
What comes before a neutron star in the sun's timeline?
What is a supernova? Source: Textbook
200
After our star becomes a planetary nebula after the red giant portion of it's life, what will be it's final stages?
What is becoming a white and black dwarf? Source: Textbook
300
Large stars have very short lifespans. How long does the average large star last?
What is 3 million years? (These huge stars give off 4 million times as much energy as the sun, so they have much smaller lifespans.) Source: UniverseToday
300
Whose famous theory predicted the existence of black holes?
Who is Albert Einstein? Source: Nasa
300
In order of the stars death, what comes before the formation of a supernova?
What is a Supergiant? Source: Textbook
300
What do Neutron stars do when they spin very fast?
What is emit radio waves. Source: Textbook
300
How long does it take for a supergiant to become a supernova?
What is 2-3 hours? (These events happen fast!) Source: Textbook
400
A medium sized star lives a very long life. How much time is left for our already 4.5 billion year sun to live
What is 5 billion years? (an average sized star lasts for about 9.5 billion years) Source: UniverseToday
400
How do MOST black holes form?
What is the remnants of a supernova explosion?
400
After a supernova, what 2 things can the remaining star become?
What is a neutron star or black hole? Source: Textbook
400
What are the radio waves emitted by neutron stars called?
What are pulsars? Source: Textbook
400
What can the remaining pieces left out in space from the explosion of a supernova make?
What is a new star! Source: Textbook
500
There are two ways a black hole can form. One way is if a large star spontaneously collapses in on itself without explosion. How long does it last for the star to become a black hole after it collapses?
What is .1-.5 seconds? (These events happen faster than the blink of an eye!) Source: Nasa
500
What is the outline of the black hole called?
What is an event horizon? Source: Nasa
500
After the supernova explosion, up to how much of the stars original mass can be left?
What is up to 5x? Source: Textbook
500
Neutron stars can be VERY dense. How far long must the diameter of the star be for it to be 3 times as dense as the sun?
What is 25km? Source: Textbook
500
How many times more dense is a white dwarf than our sun?