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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Astronomy

1.

Quiz 5-Q1

 
Many of the brightest stars we see are only a few million years old.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
True100%True
Score:5/5
 

2.

Quiz 5-Q2

 
Rotation and magnetism both play key roles in protostar formation.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
True100%True
Score:5/5
 

3.

Quiz 5-Q3

 
What is the force that keeps a main sequence star from blowing apart?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Magnetism  
Student Response Gravitation100%Student Response   
The strong force  
Radiation pressure  
Electron degeneration pressure  
Score:5/5
 

4.

Quiz 5-Q4

 
During a protostar's T Tauri phase, it
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Student Response begins a period of reduced activity.0%  
expands dramatically.  
lies on the main sequence.  
may develop very strong windsStudent Response   
changes its spin direction  
Score:0/5
 

5.

Quiz 5-Q5

 
A protostar of 20 solar masses will probably turn into a type O main sequence star.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
False0%True
Score:0/5
 

6.

Quiz 5-Q6

 
Shock waves from supernovae disrupt an interstellar cloud and prevent it from forming stars.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
False100%False
Score:5/5
 

7.

Quiz 5-Q7

 
A newly formed protostar will radiate primarily at which wavelength?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
visible light  
X-ray  
Student Response infrared100%Student Response   
ultraviolet  
radio  
Score:5/5
 

8.

Quiz 5- Q8

 
How long does it take for a star like our Sun to form?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
100 thousand years  
two million years  
Student Response fifty million years100%Student Response   
one billion years  
4.6 billion years  
Score:5/5
 

9.

Quiz 5- Q9

 
The evolution of a protostar slows significantly as it approaches the main sequence
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
True100%True
Score:5/5
 

10.

Quiz 5- Q10

 
Rotation causes the cocoon of dust to flatten into a dusty disk around protostars.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
True100%True
Score:5/5
 

11.

Quiz 5- Q11

 
Which event marks the birth of a star?
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
formation of the planetary nebula  
Student Response fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium atoms100%Student Response   
collapse of an interstellar cloud  
formation of a photosphere  
instability in an interstellar cloud  
Score:5/5
 

12.

Quiz 5- Q12

 
As a star forms, the photosphere first appears:
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
when the planetary nebula is expelled.  
Student Response when the protostar forms.100%Student Response   
when contraction slows down.  
when nuclear fires ignite.  
when the star reaches the main sequence.  
Score:5/5
 

13.

Quiz 5- Q13

 
On an H-R diagram, a protostar would be
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
Student Response above and to the right of the main sequence.100%Student Response   
below and to the left of the main sequence.  
below and near the right side of the main sequence.  
above and near the upper left of the main sequence.  
on the main sequence at the extreme lower right.  
Score:5/5
 

14.

Quiz 5- Q14

 
Type M stars evolve to the main sequence faster than our G type Sun.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
False100%False
Score:5/5
 

15.

Quiz 5- Q15

 
Most stars are usually formed singularly or as binaries, not in clusters.
Student ResponseValueCorrect Answer
False100%False
Score:5/5
 

16.

Quiz 5- Q16

 
A collapsing cloud fragment that will form a star of one solar mass (like our Sun) has a mass of about
 Student ResponseValueCorrect AnswerFeedback
2 solar masses.Student Response   
10 solar masses.  
Student Response 200 solar masses.0%  
10^20 solar masses.  
10^40 solar masses.  
Score:0/5
 

17.

Quiz 5- Q17

 
Match the following:
interstellar cloud
main-sequence star
protostar evolution
fragmentation
star
 
stage 2
stage 6
stage 5
stage 7
stage 1
StatementResponseValueCorrect Match
interstellar cloudstage 120.0%stage 1
main-sequence starstage 720.0%stage 7
protostar evolutionstage 520.0%stage 5
fragmentationstage 220.0%stage 2
starstage 620.0%stage 6
Score:20/20

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