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Pulsars: Quiz
Pulsars Quiz
A pulsar pulses because of
[A] The stellar core temperature being too hot.
[B] A misalignment of the star's rotation and magnetic axes.
[C] The binary stellar motion.
Gamma-ray emission in pulsars comes from
[A] gamma-ray telescopes inside the pulsar
[B] particles accelerated in the magnetosphere
[C] jets of light streaming from the magnetic poles
Scientists use ____________ to better understand pulsars.
[A] light curves
[B] energy distribution
[C] energy emission comparisons
[D] All of the above
Pulsars blink on and off with a constant frequency.
[A] True
[B] False
[C] We don't know