Stars Test Review

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What does the color of a star indicate?

Back

The color of a star tells us its temperature.

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What is the distance that light travels in a year called?

Back

Light year.

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What is the actual brightness of a star known as?

Back

Absolute magnitude.

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How would you describe the size of our sun?

Back

Average.

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What are the two most common elements found in stars?

Back

Hydrogen and Helium.

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What is the term for the measure of a star's brightness as seen from Earth?

Back

Apparent magnitude.

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What is the name of the diagram that shows the relationship between a star's brightness and temperature?

Back

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (HR diagram).

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What type of star is larger than the sun and very bright?

Back

Supergiant.

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What is a small, dim star called?

Back

Dwarf star.

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What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward each other in space?

Back

Gravity.