Astronomy

Question 1

Sagittarius A-star is a supernova one of these objects

Answer 1

black holes

Question 2

This object evaporates via Hawking radiation and slowly looses it’s mass

Answer 2

black holes

Question 3

The no hair theorem gives rise to the information paradox (that info is lost in this object)

Answer 3

black holes

Question 4

even light cannot escape once it crosses this objects event horizon

Answer 4

black holes

Question 5

A collision between these objects are called a kilonova

Answer 5

neutron stars

Question 6

Some of these objects subtypes are magnetars and pulsars

Answer 6

neutron stars

Question 7

the crust of these objects contains matter called nuclear pasta

Answer 7

neutron stars

Question 8

these objects are formed through the core collapse of a star with mass of at least 8 solar masses

Answer 8

neutron stars

Question 9

this subtype of a neutron star is surrounded by the crab nebula

Answer 9

pulsars

Question 10

these elementary particles come in 6 varieties/ flavors like up down and strange, top, bottom and charm

Answer 10

quarks

Question 11

The fact that they are never found in isolation is called color confinement

Answer 11

quarks

Question 12

These particles make up protons and neutrons

Answer 12

quarks

Question 13

Neutron stars may contain free versions of these particles in their core

Answer 13

quarks

Question 14

The chandrasekhar limit gives the maximum mass of these objects until it turns into a blackhole or neutron star

Answer 14

white dwarf

Question 15

Amalthea and Thebes (moons) are the origin of this body’s gossamer rings

Answer 15

Jupiter

Question 16

The location of Kirkwood gaps corresponds to orbits in resonance with this planet ( this planets gravity causes these gaps)

Answer 16

Jupiter

Question 17

The white clouds in this planet are made of ammonia crystals

Answer 17

Jupiter

Question 18

This planet radiates more heat than it absorbs from the sun causing it to shrink 2 cm every year.

Answer 18

Jupiter