Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Questions Chapter 13 Neutron Stars and Black Holes

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) extremely rapid rotation. b) high-temperature fusion reactions. c) a narrow regular pulse of radiation. d) high-speed motion through the galaxy. e) an intense magnetic field. Question 1 Pulsars usually show all of the following EXCEPT

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Question 1 Pulsars usually show all of the following EXCEPT Pulsars are neutron stars no longer undergoing fusion in their cores. a) extremely rapid rotation. b) high-temperature fusion reactions. c) a narrow regular pulse of radiation. d) high-speed motion through the galaxy. e) an intense magnetic field.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) emission nebulae. b) giant molecular clouds. c) globular clusters. d) planetary nebulae. e) open clusters. Question 2 Many millisecond pulsars lie within

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) emission nebulae. b) giant molecular clouds. c) globular clusters. d) planetary nebulae. e) open clusters. Question 2 Many millisecond pulsars lie within The cores of globular clusters are densely packed with stars, suggesting that millisecond pulsars might result from “spinning up” as a result of stellar encounters. The core of globular cluster 47 Tucanae

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) pulsars can be used as interstellar navigation beacons. b) the period of pulsation increases as a neutron star collapses. c) pulsars have their rotation axis pointing toward Earth. d) a rotating neutron star generates an observable beam of light. Question 3 The lighthouse model explains how

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Question 3 The lighthouse model explains how a) pulsars can be used as interstellar navigation beacons. b) the period of pulsation increases as a neutron star collapses. c) pulsars have their rotation axis pointing toward Earth. d) a rotating neutron star generates an observable beam of light.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) matter spiraling into a large black hole. b) the collision of neutron stars in a binary system. c) variations in the magnetic fields of a pulsar. d) repeated nova explosions. e) All of the above are possible. Question 4 One possible explanation for a gamma-ray burster is

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) matter spiraling into a large black hole. b) the collision of neutron stars in a binary system. c) variations in the magnetic fields of a pulsar. d) repeated nova explosions. e) All of the above are possible. Question 4 One possible explanation for a gamma-ray burster is Gamma-ray bursts vary in length, and the coalescence of two neutron stars seems to account for short bursts.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Question 5 Cygnus X-1 is a) NASA’s latest X-ray orbiting telescope. b) a millisecond pulsar with three planets. c) the strongest X-ray eclipsing binary system. d) a likely black hole binary star system. e) the first gamma-ray burster spotted in X rays.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Question 5 Cygnus X-1 is Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray source with one visible star orbited by an unseen companion of at least 10 solar masses, and very rapid changes in the signal indicating a small source. a) NASA’s latest X-ray orbiting telescope. b) a millisecond pulsar with three planets. c) the strongest X-ray eclipsing binary system. d) a likely black hole binary star system. e) the first gamma-ray burster spotted in X rays.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) a beam of light. b) a massive object. c) neutrinos. d) antimatter. e) All of the above are correct. Question 6 The force of gravity can pull on

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) a beam of light. b) a massive object. c) neutrinos. d) antimatter. e) All of the above are correct. Question 6 The force of gravity can pull on Gravity is described by general relativity as a bending of space, and all particles, including photons, move through warped space along curved paths.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) Earth’s orbit would not change. b) Earth would be pulled into the black hole. c) X rays would destroy Earth. d) Earth would be torn apart from the tidal force. e) life would be unchanged. Question 7 If the sun was replaced by a one-solar-mass black hole

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) Earth’s orbit would not change. b) Earth would be pulled into the black hole. c) X rays would destroy Earth. d) Earth would be torn apart from the tidal force. e) life would be unchanged. Question 7 If the sun was replaced by a one-solar-mass black hole The force of gravity depends only on mass and distance, not the type of matter, or its size.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) is the point where X rays emerge. b) is the physical surface of the hole. c) defines the outer edge of an accretion disk. d) is measured by the Schwarzschild radius. e) extends for millions of miles into space. Question 8 The event horizon of a black hole

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. a) is the point where X rays emerge. b) is the physical surface of the hole. c) defines the outer edge of an accretion disk. d) is measured by the Schwarzschild radius. e) extends for millions of miles into space. Question 8 The event horizon of a black hole The event horizon is the surface of an imaginary sphere around a collapsed object inside of which nothing, including light, can escape.