A White Dwarf Supernova Event Is Very Important to Calibrating

question 60

Multiple Choice

A white dwarf supernova event is very important to calibrating Hubble's Law. Why? Choose the best answer for the question.

• A) It can only happen to white dwarfs.
• B) It is a very rare event.
• C) It is a very luminous standard candle.
• D) The white dwarf supernova in a galaxy tells us how fast a galaxy is expanding away from us.

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