A.) they conserved angular momentum when they collapsed
B.) they have high orbital velocities
C.) they have high densities
D.) they have high temperatures
E.) the energy from the supernova explosion that formed them made them spin faster
2007-08-14 16:04:59 · 6 answers · asked by stabmx00 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The answer is A.
Angular acceleration is what they call it in physics. Just like when an ice skater pulls their arms in while spinning they speed up. When a neutron star collapses it does the same thing. Increasing it's angular acceleration.
2007-08-14 16:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by justask23 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. Most stars rotate, so as a star collapses to a tiny fraction of its original size into a white dwarf or a neutron star, that object has to spin faster to conserve momentum (one of the conservation laws of physics).
2007-08-14 16:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. It's like an ice skater who spins, then pulls in her arms and spins faster.
2007-08-14 16:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A.
Now, Do you know what that means?
- You know, for the same effort that you put out posting all your homework questions here, you could Wiki this and actually learn something.
2007-08-15 07:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A
2007-08-14 16:44:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A
2007-08-14 16:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by goblin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋