Sun and other stars

A star in the top right corner of the HR Diagram would be described as

• hot, bright

• cool, bright

• hot, dim

• cool, dim

A star in the bottom left of the HR Diagram would be described as

• hot, bright

• cool, bright

• hot, dim

• cool, dim

A star in the top left of the HR Diagram would be described as

• hot, bright

• cool, bright

• hot, dim

• cool, dim

A star in the bottom right of the HR Diagram would be described as

• hot, bright

• cool, bright

• hot, dim

• cool, dim

The HR Diagram plots stars on a graph based on which two properties?

• brightness (luminosity) and temperature

• brightness (luminosity) and mass

• temperature and mass

• mass and distance

The coolest stars are

• red

• blue

• yellow

• white

The hottest stars are

• red

• blue

• white

• orange

About 90 percent of the stars, including the Sun are

• Blue Giants

• White Dwarfs

• Main Sequence

• Red Giants

What might change, depending upon the distance to a star?

• absolute magnitude

• apparent magnitude

• composition

• luminosity

What term describes the process that causes a star to shine?

• binary fission

• coronal mass ejection

• nuclear fusion

• stellar composition

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8