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  • Constellation and Sky Lore

    Lyra, Vega

    Review Questions from the Text

    p. 494, 1-4, 8-10, 12-15

    Review Terms

    Accretion Disk
    Carbon Detonation Supernova
    Neutron Degeneracy Pressure
    Nova
    Recurrent Nova
    R-Process
    S-Process
    Standard Candle
    Stellar Nucleosynthesis
    Supernova
    Supernova Remnant
    Type-I Supernova
    Type-II Supernova

    Review Concepts

    Why does a nova always happen with a white dwarf in a binary system?

    What doesn't accreted matter on normal stars cause nova explosions?

    What will happen to a white dwarf if its mass is greater than the Chandrasaekar mass?

    What happens inside a very massive star after it burns helium in its core?

    What happens inside a massive star when an iron core forms?

    What are the differences between a Type-I and a Type-II supernova?

    How does the composition of the interstellar medium change because of supernova?

    What is the r-process? How does it relate to the formation of heavy elements?

    Where did the iron in your blood come from?