Stars and their properties

Front

What star category has the largest stars? Options: Super giants, White Dwarfs, Giants, Main Sequence

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Super giants

Front

Which measurement allows scientists to compare the brightness of stars? Options: parallax, absolute magnitude, red shift, corona

Back

absolute magnitude

Front

All stars begin as a __________?

Back

nebula

Front

Is our Sun average-sized, average temperature, and middle aged?

Back

True

Front

Very hot stars are what color?

Back

Blue

Front

A plot of surface temperatures of stars against their absolute magnitude (brightness) is called

Back

an H-R diagram

Front

What is the color of the coolest stars?

Back

Red

Front

Which type of stars is the most stable? Options: Supergiant, Main sequence, White dwarf, black dwarf

Back

Main sequence

Front

What star are we revolving around now?

Back

The sun

Front

Put the stars in order from hottest to coolest: Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Orange.

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Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red