HR Diagram

Is the surface temperature of White Dwarf stars higher or lower than Red Supergiants?

• Higher

• Lower

What is the approximate surface temperature of the Sun?

• 3,000 C

• 5,500 C

• 10,000 C

• 20,000 C

What does the Y-axis of the HR diagram measures?

• Luminosity

• Temperature

What does the X-axis of the HR diagram measures?

• Luminosity

• Temperature

What is the color of the highest surface temperature?

• Red

• Orange

• White

• Blue

What is the color of the lowest surface temperature?

• Red

• Orange

• White

• Blue

Most of the stars on the HR diagram are classified as what type of star?

• White Dwarfs

• Blue Giants

• Red Giants

• Main Sequence

What type of star has a high temperature and a high luminosity?

• White Dwarfs

• Blue Giants

• Red Supergiants

• Smaller Main Sequence stars

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What type of star has a high temperature and a low luminosity?

• White Dwarfs

• Blue Giants

• Red Supergiants

• Smaller Main Sequence stars

What type of star has a low temperature and a high luminosity?

• White Dwarfs

• Blue Giants

• Red Supergiants

• Smaller Main Sequence stars

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3