Question 1

You would expect millisecond pulsars to be:

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A)  part of a binary system.
B)  isolated in space.
C)  rotating slowly.
D)  most common in open clusters.
E)  collapsing rapidly.

Question 2

Relatively long duration gamma-ray bursts are produced by:

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A)  novae.
B)  supernovae.
C)  hypernovae.
D)  neutron star mergers.
E)  black hole mergers.

Question 3

Describe the properties of space in the vicinity of a black hole.

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Question 4

What explanation does general relativity provide for gravity?

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A)  Gravity is the result of curved spacetime.
B)  Gravity is directly proportional to the mass of the attracting body.
C)  Gravity is inversely proportion to the radius of the body.
D)  Gravity is the opposite of the electromagnetic force.
E)  Gravity can affect only massive particles, not massless photons.

Question 5

Inside the ________, nothing, not even light, can escape from a black hole.

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The answer of Inside the ________, nothing, not even light,...

Question 6

X-ray bursters are similar to novae, except the collapsed star is a neutron star, not a whitedwarf.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

X-ray bursters occur in binary star systems. The two types of stars that must be present tomake up such an object are:

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A)  a white dwarf and a neutron star.
B)  a contact binary system of two red giants.
C)  a white dwarf and a main sequence star.
D)  a main sequence or giant star and a neutron star in a mass transfer binary.
E)  two neutron stars in a mass transfer binary.

Question 8

What compelling evidence links pulsars to neutron stars?

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A)  Both pulsars and neutron stars can be found in globular star clusters.
B)  Pulsars are known to evolve into neutron stars.
C)  Only a small, very dense source could rotate that rapidly without flying apart.
D)  Pulsars are always found in binary systems with neutron stars.
E)  Both pulsars and neutron stars have been discovered near the Sun.

Question 9

Neutron stars are formed by:

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A)  the star formation process.
B)  mass transfer in binary star systems.
C)  novae.
D)  type I supernovae.
E)  type II supernovae.

Question 10

Why do scientists describe the theory of gravity as "incomplete"?

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A)  It does not incorporate a description of matter on a very small scale.
B)  It does not explain why light bends near a dense object.
C)  It does not agree with the expansion of the universe.
D)  The gravitational waves it predicts have not been observed.
E)  It does not explain the effects on time from a massive object.

Question 11

The mass range for neutron stars is:

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A)  .08 to .4 solar masses.
B)  .4 to 3 solar masses.
C)  1.4 to 3 solar masses.
D)  3 to 8 solar masses.
E)  6 to 11 solar masses.

Question 12

A method for identifying a black hole is to:

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A)  look for voids in the star fields.
B)  look for their effects on nearby companions.
C)  locate a visible star that disappears when the black hole passes in front of it.
D)  search for radio waves from the accretion disk.
E)  search for their pulsar signal.

Question 13

Which of the following are attracted by gravity?

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A)  antimatter
B)  any object with mass
C)  electromagnetic radiation
D)  neutrinos
E)  all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following can actually escape from inside a black hole's event horizon?

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A)  neutrinos
B)  electrons
C)  very high energy gamma rays
D)  gravitons
E)  none of the above

Question 15

In a neutron star, the core is:

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A)  made of compressed neutrons in contact with each other.
B)  electrons and protons packed so tightly they are in contact.
C)  constantly expanding and contracting.
D)  primarily iron and silicon.
E)  no longer rotating.

Question 16

A proposed explanation for gamma-ray bursters is:

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A)  hypernova-making black holes and bipolar jets.
B)  coalescence of a neutron star binary.
C)  collisions between two white dwarfs.
D)  Both A and B are possible.
E)  All three are possible.

Question 17

A black hole may be visible because electromagnetic radiation is emitted from a(n)________ surrounding it, heated up enough to emit X-rays.

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Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a property of a pulsar?

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A)  period of 1.34 seconds
B)  over time, the period is gradually increasing
C)  emissions only in the visible part of the spectrum
D)  each pulse consisting of a 0.01 second burst of radiation
E)  time interval between pulses is very uniform

Question 19

The largest known black holes:

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A)  create the dark nebulae in the plane of the Milky Way.
B)  can be no more than 1.4 solar masses, according to Chandrasekhar.
C)  lie in the cores of the most massive galaxies.
D)  can be no bigger than a small city, just like neutron stars.
E)  can be no bigger than the Earth, like white dwarfs.

Question 20

In the Lighthouse Model:

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A)  the star literally turns on and off like a lighthouse beacon.
B)  all pulsars must have their poles pointed directly toward us.
C)  if the beam sweeps across us, we will detect a pulse of radiation.
D)  the period of pulsation must speed up as the neutron star continues collapsing.
E)  the period of pulsation slows down due to the drag of the remnant on its field.

Exam 22: Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter

In the Lighthouse Model:

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Describe the properties of space in the vicinity of a black hole.

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Why do scientists describe the theory of gravity as "incomplete"?

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Which of the following are attracted by gravity?

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The mass range for neutron stars is:

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A method for identifying a black hole is to:

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Neutron stars are formed by:

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X-ray bursters occur in binary star systems. The two types of stars that must be present tomake up such an object are:

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Which of the following is NOT a property of a pulsar?

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You would expect millisecond pulsars to be:

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Inside the ________, nothing, not even light, can escape from a black hole.

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A black hole may be visible because electromagnetic radiation is emitted from a(n)________ surrounding it, heated up enough to emit X-rays.

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The largest known black holes:

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X-ray bursters are similar to novae, except the collapsed star is a neutron star, not a whitedwarf.

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What explanation does general relativity provide for gravity?

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What compelling evidence links pulsars to neutron stars?

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Which of the following can actually escape from inside a black hole's event horizon?

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Relatively long duration gamma-ray bursts are produced by:

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A proposed explanation for gamma-ray bursters is:

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In a neutron star, the core is:

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