Quiz about Properties of Stars

Question 1

What category on the H-R diagram has the majority or the most stars?

Accepted Answer

Main Sequence

Answer

Super giants

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White Dwarfs

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Giants

Question 2

Apparent (magnitude) brightness is affected by a star's distance from Earth.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 3

Which property of a star is the brightness of a star at a standard distance?

Accepted Answer

Absolute (magnitude) brightness

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Apparent (magnitude) brightness

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Luminosity

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Size of the star

Question 4

All stars are formed from a  __________?

Accepted Answer

nebula

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giant

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black hole

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white dwarf

Question 5

Our sun is average-sized and average temperature.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 6

Very hot stars are what color?

Accepted Answer

Blue

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Yellow

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Red

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Orange

Question 7

A plot of the surface temperatures of stars compared to their absolute magnitude is called

Accepted Answer

an H-R diagram

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constellation map

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a graph

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spectrum.

Question 8

what is the luminosity of the sun?

Accepted Answer

1

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100

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.001

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1,000

Question 9

What is the color of the coolest stars?

Accepted Answer

red

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blue

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yellow

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orange

Question 10

What H-R Category does our sun belong to?

Accepted Answer

Main sequence

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Supergiant

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White dwarf

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black dwarf

Question 11

What star are we revolving around now?

Accepted Answer

The sun

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Proxima Centauri

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Jupiter

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Pluto

Question 12

Put the stars in order from coolest to hottest.

Accepted Answer

Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue

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Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red

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Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, White

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Red, Yellow, Orange, White, Blue

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

At the bottom

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At the top

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Giants

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Main Sequence

Question 14

Where on the H-R diagram would you find the coolest star?

Accepted Answer

On the Right

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At the top

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At the bottom

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On the Left

Question 15

Apparent (magnitude) brightness is affected by a star's distance from Earth.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 16

What measurement do we use to measure distances to a star?

Accepted Answer

Light Year

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Light Day

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AU

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Kilometer

Question 17

Which H-R diagram category would have the the largest stars?

Accepted Answer

Super Giants

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Giants

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White Dwarfs

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Main Sequence

Question 18

One physical property of a star is apparent magnitude. Which of the following is used in determining the apparent magnitude of a star?

Accepted Answer

B. the distance the star is from Earth

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A. the constellation the star is in

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C. the number of times the star rotates

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D. the number of prominences the star makes

Question 19

One physical property of a star is absolute brightness. Which of the following is used in determining the absolute brightness of a star?

Accepted Answer

how bright the star actually is

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how bright the star appears to be from the Earth

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the number of prominences the star makes

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the direction the star rotates

Question 20

Stars that give off yellow light

Accepted Answer

Medium stars

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Red Dwarf stars

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White Dwarf

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Neutron stars

Question 21

What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?

Accepted Answer

Solar Flare

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Sun Spot

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Sun Ray

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Sun Gases

Question 22

Which statement is true about the sun?

Accepted Answer

It is a star.

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It is the largest star in our galaxy.

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It is a planet close to Earth.

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It is a moon.

Question 23

What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?

Accepted Answer

Sun Spots

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Solar Flares

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Corona

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Sun Rays

Question 24

Which layer of the sun is the hottest?

Accepted Answer

Core

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Photosphere

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Chromosphere

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Corona

Question 25

What is the sun made out of?

Accepted Answer

gases

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fire and lava

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magma

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flames

Question 26

How does the sun keep all of the planets in orbit?

Accepted Answer

The pull of its gravity

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the flames give it power

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the sun spots

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The solar flares guide them

Question 27

The Sun spins on its axis

Accepted Answer

TRUE

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FALSE

Question 28

What happens in the convective zone of the sun?

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 29

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

Accepted Answer

photosphere

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chromosphere

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corona

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convection zone

Question 30

What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

chromosphere

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convection zone

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corona

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photosphere

Question 31

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

corona

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chromosphere

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photosphere

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atmosphere

Question 32

What is this

Accepted Answer

Prominice

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sun spot

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core

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Earth

Question 33

Can we landed on the sun?

Accepted Answer

No, It doesn't have a solid surface

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Yes, If we use metal suits

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Yes, but we can't stay very long

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No, Its against the law.

Question 34

These can disrupt electronics on Earth.

Accepted Answer

Solar flares

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Sunspots

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Comets

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Mars

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