Which of the following statements best describes how this astronomical object may have formed? (Image is computer generated)
A. Material accumulated into a sphere because of gravity, and underwent nuclear fusion of hydrogen.
B. Accumulation of mass from an interstellar cloud with pockets of high-mass material becoming stars.
C. A supernova explosion, probably from the late-stage evolution of a high-mass star.
D. A high-temperature star, formed by nuclear fusion.
Answer: C
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Read the following exert from a USGS report concerning a recent earthquake and answer this question.Special Report: The Hector Mine Earthquake, 10/16/1999A M7.1 earthquake occurred at 2:46 a.m. local time on 10/16/1999.The event was located in a remote, sparsely-populated part of the Mojave Desert of California, approximately 47 miles east-southeast of Barstow and 32 miles north of Joshua Tree (see map next page). The initial magnitude estimate of 7.0 was upgraded to 7.1 on October 18, 1999, based on in-depth analysis of "teleseismic" data recorded worldwide.The earthquake occurred on the Lavic Lake fault, one of a series of north-northwest trending faults through the eastern Mojave shear zone. Geologists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center were able
to fly over the rupture (which is within the Twenty Nine Palms Marine Base) on the afternoon of October 16 and documented a 40-km long surface rupture. The aerial photos show an apparent maximum offset of 3.8-4.7 meters. These preliminary estimates for both fault length and slip are consistent with expectations for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, although the slip is perhaps somewhat larger than average. The fault is one of a series of closely spaced, northwest-trending, right-lateral strike slip faults that traverse this portion of the Mojave Desert. Together, these faults within what is termed the Mojave Shear Zone serve to relieve a small portion of the stresses that build up along the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.An interesting aspect of the Hector Mine earthquake is that it occurred only 7 years after the 1992 Landers and Joshua Tree earthquakes, which occurred on similar faults within the Mojave Shear Zone. This apparent clustering of earthquakes may be purely coincidental, but scientists are conducting research to see if this kind of earthquake behavior is typical of this region. That is, perhaps many of the Mojave Shear Zone faults produce earthquakes within a short time interval (perhaps spanning several hundred or more years), followed by several thousands of years of quiescence. 
What is the current hypothesis scientists are investigating with regard to this fault system?
A. This is a region of quiescence.
B. Strike-slip faults in the Mojave Shear Zone relieve stress along the North American and Pacific plates.
C. Earthquakes in this region occur in clusters.
D. Earthquake magnitudes determined from fault-slip and teleseismic observations are similar.
The most common reason that introduced species negatively impact an environment is because they
A. Disrupt preexisting niches B. Are larger than native species C. Are unusually efficient predators D. None of these is correct
Gross National Income (GNI) is the total income of a country's residents, no matter where it comes from
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The pupil of your eye is a net
A) absorber of radiant energy. B) emitter of radiant energy.