Review Questions
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16 Questions
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Question 1
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Give several reasons the Orion molecular cloud is such a useful “laboratory” for studying the stages of star formation.
Give several reasons the Orion molecular cloud is such a useful “laboratory” for studying the stages of star formation.
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Question 2
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Why is star formation more likely to occur in cold molecular clouds than in regions where the temperature of the interstellar medium is several hundred thousand degrees?
Why is star formation more likely to occur in cold molecular clouds than in regions where the temperature of the interstellar medium is several hundred thousand degrees?
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Question 3
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Why have we learned a lot about star formation since the invention of detectors sensitive to infrared radiation?
Why have we learned a lot about star formation since the invention of detectors sensitive to infrared radiation?
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Question 4
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Describe what happens when a star forms. Begin with a dense core of material in a molecular cloud and trace the evolution up to the time the newly formed star reaches the main sequence.
Describe what happens when a star forms. Begin with a dense core of material in a molecular cloud and trace the evolution up to the time the newly formed star reaches the main sequence.
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Question 5
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Describe how the T Tauri star stage in the life of a low-mass star can lead to the formation of a Herbig-Haro (H-H) object.
Describe how the T Tauri star stage in the life of a low-mass star can lead to the formation of a Herbig-Haro (H-H) object.
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Question 6
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Look at the four stages shown in Figure 21.8. In which stage(s) can we see the star in visible light? In infrared radiation?
Look at the four stages shown in Figure 21.8. In which stage(s) can we see the star in visible light? In infrared radiation?
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Question 7
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The evolutionary track for a star of 1 solar mass remains nearly vertical in the H–R diagram for a while (see Figure 21.12). How is its luminosity changing during this time? Its temperature? Its radius?
The evolutionary track for a star of 1 solar mass remains nearly vertical in the H–R diagram for a while (see Figure 21.12). How is its luminosity changing during this time? Its temperature? Its radius?
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Question 8
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Two protostars, one 10 times the mass of the Sun and one half the mass of the Sun are born at the same time in a molecular cloud. Which one will be first to reach the main sequence stage, where it is stable and getting energy from fusion?
Two protostars, one 10 times the mass of the Sun and one half the mass of the Sun are born at the same time in a molecular cloud. Which one will be first to reach the main sequence stage, where it is stable and getting energy from fusion?
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Question 9
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Compare the scale (size) of a typical dusty disk around a forming star with the scale of our solar system.
Compare the scale (size) of a typical dusty disk around a forming star with the scale of our solar system.
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Question 10
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Why is it so hard to see planets around other stars and so easy to see them around our own?
Why is it so hard to see planets around other stars and so easy to see them around our own?
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Question 11
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Why did it take astronomers until 1995 to discover the first exoplanet orbiting another star like the Sun?
Why did it take astronomers until 1995 to discover the first exoplanet orbiting another star like the Sun?
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Question 12
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Which types of planets are most easily detected by Doppler measurements? By transits?
Which types of planets are most easily detected by Doppler measurements? By transits?
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Question 13
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List three ways in which the exoplanets we have detected have been found to be different from planets in our solar system.
List three ways in which the exoplanets we have detected have been found to be different from planets in our solar system.
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Question 14
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List any similarities between discovered exoplanets and planets in our solar system.
List any similarities between discovered exoplanets and planets in our solar system.
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Question 15
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What revisions to the theory of planet formation have astronomers had to make as a result of the discovery of exoplanets?
What revisions to the theory of planet formation have astronomers had to make as a result of the discovery of exoplanets?
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Question 16
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Why are young Jupiters easier to see with direct imaging than old Jupiters?
Why are young Jupiters easier to see with direct imaging than old Jupiters?
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