Stars and their properties

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What category does our sun belong to in the H-R diagram?

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Main sequence

Front

Is our sun average-sized and average temperature?

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True

Front

What is a plot of the surface temperatures of stars compared to their absolute magnitude called?

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An H-R diagram

Front

Where on the H-R diagram would you find the brightest stars?

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At the top

Front

If Star R and Star S both have the same luminosity of 100, and Star S is 10 light-years farther from Earth, which star has the highest apparent magnitude?

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Star R

Front

What does H-R stand for in H-R diagram?

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Hertzsprung-Russell

Front

What type of stars are found at the bottom of the H-R diagram?

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White dwarfs

Front

What is luminosity?

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The total amount of energy emitted by a star per second.

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What is apparent magnitude?

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The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.

Front

What is absolute magnitude?

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The brightness of a star at a standard distance of 10 parsecs.