Author Question: What inevitably forces a star like the Sun to evolve away from being a main sequence star? A) The ... (Read 43 times)

D2AR0N · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

What inevitably forces a star like the Sun to evolve away from being a main sequence star?

A) The core begins fusing iron.
B) The star uses up all its supply of hydrogen.
C) The carbon detonation explodes it as a type I supernova.
D) Helium builds up in the core, while the hydrogen burning shell expands.
E) The core loses all its neutrinos, so all fusion ceases.

Question 2

Spreading centers are marked by mid-ocean ridges where hot mantle material rises upward and then spreads sideways.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false