10. What is the observed distribution of gamma-ray bursters in the sky? Select o

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10.What is the observed distribution of gamma-ray bursters in the sky?

Select one:

A. clumpy, but not coinciding with any known galaxy clusters, indicating an origin in a new kind of astronomical object

B. concentrated primarily along the plane of the Milky Way, indicating an origin within our galaxy

C. clumpy, approximately coinciding with large clusters of galaxies such as the Coma cluster

D. uniform over the entire sky, indicating an origin at “cosmological” distances

11.In a hypernova, a very energetic supernova leaves behind a

Select one:

A. millisecond pulsar.

B. black hole.

C. set of planets to orbit their neutron star host.

D. very visible supernova remnant.

E. white dwarf and its planetary nebula.

Explanation / Answer

10) D)Uniform over the entire sky, indicating an origin at “cosmological” distances

11) B. black hole

A black hole is produced and a huge amount of energy is released in the form of a gamma-ray burst

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