Quiz 4 - Mar 10, 2004

Question 1:

Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation

  1. Orion
  2. Taurus
  3. Canis minor
  4. Canis major
  5. Ursa major

Question 2:

The companion star to Sirius A is a

  1. red giant
  2. main sequence
  3. planetary nebula
  4. supergiant
  5. white dwarf

Question 3:

The interior of a 2 solar mass AGB star consists of

  1. Inert carbon core, with helium and hydrogen shell burning
  2. Helium core burning with hydrogen shell burning
  3. Hydrogen core burning with helium shell
  4. Carbon fusion in core, hydrogen and helium atmosphere
  5. Iron core, successive shells of light elements

Question 4:

Which statement is not correct concerning a white dwarf?

  1. There is no fusion process anywhere in the interior
  2. The interior is mostly carbon and oxygen
  3. Typical cooling time is less than one million years
  4. The Sun’s eventual fate is as a white dwarf
  5. White dwarfs lie to the left of the MS in HR diagram

Question 5:

The ‘helium flash’ refers to

  1. The sudden brightening of a star when helium dredges to the surface
  2. A sudden increase in the helium spectral line strength
  3. A ring of bright light around an evolved star
  4. The thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium
  5. The sudden ‘turn on’ of helium fusion in a stellar core

Question 6:

A ‘planetary nebula’ is energized by

  1. Ultraviolet radiation form the central star
  2. Shock waves emanating from a central star
  3. The solar wind colliding with outer planets
  4. A swirl of planetary debris rotating around a stellar wind
  5. Neutrinos from a dying star

Question 7:

Which statement best describes the precursor to a Type I supernova?

  1. A massive star which has imploded, followed by explosive shock
  2. A white dwarf in a binary with mass accretion
  3. A low-mass evolved star which has depleted its hydrogen ‘fuel’
  4. An iron-rich star with enormous gravitational contractive forces
  5. An exploding star which is Population I

Question 8:

Supernovae occur in a typical galaxy

  1. Even few weeks
  2. Every few months
  3. Every few years
  4. Every few hundred years
  5. About once per 10,000 years

Question 9:

The Population II stars differ from Population I stars in their

  1. Size
  2. Temperature
  3. Spectral Type
  4. Luminosity
  5. Metal abundance

Question 10:

The famous ‘Crab’ supernova remnant was first seen

  1. By powerful telescopes on the Hubble spacecraft
  2. By Kepler in 1604
  3. By Galileo in 1611
  4. By Hubble at Mt. Wilson in 1911
  5. By the Chinese astronomers in 1054

Grades:

PRS
Number
ID
Number
Number
Correct
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
KEY- 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3, 4 5 5
119665 39 9 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 3 5 5
212171 1 5 4 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 5 5
212172 2 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212173 3 8 1 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 5 5
212174 4 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212175 5 9 3 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212176 7 6 4 5 2 3 2 3 4 4 5 5
212177 8 8 4 5 5 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212180 11 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212181 12 6 4 5 1 3 1 2 2 2 4 5
212182 13 8 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 1 5 5
212183 14 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 8
212184 15 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 -
212185 16 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212186 17 8 4 5 2 4 5 1 2 4 5 5
212187 18 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212188 19 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212189 21 9 4 5 1 4 5 1 2 4 5 5
212192 24 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212193 25 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 5
212194 26 9 4 5 5 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212196 28 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 5
212197 29 9 2 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212200 31 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 3 5 5
212201 32 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212203 35 8 4 5 1 - 5 1 2 1 5 5
212204 36 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212206 38 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212207 40 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 5
212208 41 8 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 4 5 0
212209 42 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212210 43 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212211 44 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212212 45 8 1 5 2 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212213 46 7 4 8 1 3 5 4 2 2 5 5
212214 47 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212215 48 9 4 5 1 3 8 1 2 4 5 5
212216 49 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212217 50 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212218 226 8 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 1 5 5
212219 51 8 4 5 5 3 5 1 1 4 5 5
212221 52 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212222 53 7 4 5 4 3 5 2 1 4 5 5
212223 54 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212224 55 9 0 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212225 56 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212227 58 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212229 60 9 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 3 5 5
212230 61 8 4 5 1 3 4 1 2 2 5 5
212232 63 7 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 3 5 5
212233 64 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212234 65 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212236 67 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 5 5
212237 68 5 4 5 4 3 1 3 4 4 1 5
212238 69 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212243 75 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212244 76 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212245 77 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 5
212246 78 9 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 3 5 5
212247 79 8 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 1 5 5
212248 80 9 4 5 1 3 5 3 2 3 5 5
212249 82 7 4 5 1 5 5 2 2 3 - 5
212250 83 7 1 5 2 3 5 1 2 4 3 5
212252 85 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212253 86 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212254 87 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212255 88 8 4 5 1 3 1 1 2 1 5 5
212256 89 0 - - - - - - - - - 0
212257 90 7 4 5 2 2 5 1 2 1 5 5
212258 91 7 4 5 2 2 5 1 2 1 5 5
212259 92 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212260 94 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212261 95 7 4 5 4 5 5 2 2 4 5 5
212262 98 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212264 100 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212265 101 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212266 102 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 3 5 5
212268 103 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212269 104 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212270 105 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212271 106 9 4 2 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212272 150 6 1 5 1 3 2 1 2 2 4 5
212273 107 8 4 5 1 2 5 2 2 4 5 5
212274 109 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 3 5
212279 113 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212280 114 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212281 115 5 1 4 4 4 5 2 2 3 5 5
212282 116 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212283 117 8 3 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 - 5
212284 118 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212285 119 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212286 120 8 4 5 2 3 5 2 2 4 5 5
212287 121 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212288 122 9 4 5 0 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212289 123 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 1 4 5 5
212291 128 9 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 4 5 5
212292 130 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212293 131 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212296 134 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212297 135 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212298 159 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 3 5 5
212299 139 8 4 5 4 3 5 2 2 3 5 5
212300 140 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212301 141 6 4 5 4 2 5 2 1 3 5 5
212302 142 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212304 147 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212305 148 8 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 -
212307 149 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212308 151 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212309 152 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212310 153 7 4 8 5 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212311 154 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212312 155 9 4 5 2 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212314 158 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212316 161 1 - - - - - - - - - 5
212318 163 7 4 5 4 2 5 2 2 3 5 5
212319 164 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212320 165 9 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 3 5 5
212321 166 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212323 169 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 5
212324 170 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212325 171 8 4 5 4 3 5 2 2 3 5 5
212326 172 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212327 173 8 4 5 3 3 5 4 2 3 5 5
212328 174 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 1 5
212329 175 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212330 176 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212331 177 7 4 5 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5
212332 178 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212333 180 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212334 181 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212336 183 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 2
212337 184 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 3 4 5 5
212339 186 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 5 5
212340 187 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212343 190 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212344 191 9 4 5 4 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212345 192 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212346 193 9 4 5 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212347 194 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212348 195 9 4 5 2 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212349 196 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212350 197 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212351 198 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212352 199 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212353 200 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212354 201 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212355 202 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212356 204 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212357 205 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212358 206 9 4 5 1 3 5 - 2 3 5 5
212359 207 7 2 4 1 2 5 1 2 3 5 5
212360 208 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212361 209 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212362 210 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212363 211 9 4 5 1 4 5 1 2 4 5 5
212364 212 9 4 5 5 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212366 213 9 4 5 1 5 5 1 2 3 5 5
212367 214 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 4 5 5
212368 215 8 4 5 1 4 5 4 2 3 5 5
212369 216 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 5
212370 217 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212371 219 5 2 5 4 4 5 2 5 3 5 5
212374 223 7 5 5 5 3 5 1 2 4 1 5
212375 225 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 3 5 5
212378 227 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212379 228 8 4 5 2 4 5 1 2 3 5 5
212381 230 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212382 231 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212383 232 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212386 234 7 3 5 2 2 5 1 2 4 5 5
212387 235 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212388 236 8 4 5 1 2 5 4 2 4 5 5
212389 237 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212390 238 7 4 5 4 2 5 2 2 3 5 5
212391 239 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212392 240 9 4 5 1 2 5 1 2 4 5 5
212393 241 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212394 242 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212395 243 7 4 5 2 4 5 1 2 3 5 2
212396 244 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 2 5 5
212397 245 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212398 246 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212399 247 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212400 248 8 4 5 1 3 5 4 1 3 5 5
212401 249 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212402 250 8 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 1 5 5
212403 251 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212404 224 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212405 203 8 4 5 2 3 5 1 2 1 5 5
212406 144 7 4 5 1 2 5 4 1 4 5 5
212407 34 9 4 5 2 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212408 179 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212410 146 9 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 4 5 5
212412 124 9 4 5 1 3 5 1 1 3 5 5
212414 229 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212416 185 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212417 157 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212419 252 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212420 127 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212421 72 9 2 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
212425 97 8 4 5 1 3 5 2 2 1 5 5
212426 129 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
212428 93 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
264081 20 9 4 5 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
264083 108 9 1 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
264084 96 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
264087 111 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 4 5 5
264089 256 10 4 5 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 5
264092 254 9 4 5 1 3 5 4 2 3 5 5