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White Dwarfs: Quiz
White Dwarfs Quiz
Our Sun will become a white dwarf when it runs out of fuel.
[A] True
[B] False
[C] Nobody knows
Near the end of its burning stage, a star like our Sun will expel its outer material and create
[A] a black hole
[B] a new galaxy
[C] a planetary nebula
White dwarfs are one of the densest forms of matter.
[A] True
[B] False
[C] We don't know