White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars
Across
- 2. When two stars orbit around each other with a common center of mass.
- 6. Fusion reaction where hydrogen converts to helium.
- 7. Highly magnetized neutron star. Spins rapidly and emits electromagnetic radiation from its poles.
- 8. If a star has 1.44 times the mass of the sun, it will not be a white dwarf but instead explodes into a supernova at its death.
- 10. Two neutrons cannot collide with each other. Yet, when a core collapses, the neutrons pack so densely and the reason for neutron stars.
- 12. The momentum of a rotating object will NOT change until an external force is applied on it.
- 13. A stage a low mass star undergoes after the initial star runs out of fuel.
- 14. These stars are long lived and are typically F,G,K,and M stars.
Down
- 1. When matter is so compact, electrons take up the lowest quantum states.
- 3. Explosion from a two-star system
- 4. Very highly magnetized neutron star. It is so magnetized it slows its own spin down and is one of the most dangerous objects in space.
- 5. The rapid collapse and explosion of a massive star.
- 9. The ending stage of a low mass star.
- 11. Stellar remnants (ex. neutron stars, white dwarfs, black holes).