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Uncommon card · Science
Bok globule, an Uncommon card
In astronomy, Bok globules are isolated and relatively small dark nebulae containing dense cosmic dust and gas from which star formation may take place.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 95
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 95 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Bok globule quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bok globule card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They contain ______ hydrogen, carbon oxides and helium, and around 1% silicate dust.
Answer
molecular. They contain molecular hydrogen, carbon oxides and helium, and around 1% silicate dust. From the Bok globule article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chronology. Chronology 62 · Iditarod Trail 59 · Exothermic process 56 · Bok globule 53 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Chronology. Chronology 45,000 · Léon Foucault 36,000 · Blowtorch 27,000 · Bok globule 18,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Bok globules are found within H II regions, and typically have a mass of about two to 50 solar masses contained within a region about a light year or so across.
- They contain molecular hydrogen, carbon oxides and helium, and around 1% silicate dust.
- Bok globules most commonly result in the formation of double- or multiple-star systems.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bok globule article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Bok globule
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bok globule (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (ST, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
