BJU Science 6 Stars

The brightness of a star is called its...

• variableness

• redshift

• parallax

• magnitude

The measurement of a star’s apparent movement over time is known

as...

• variableness

• redshift

• parallax

• magnitude

...are the largest and brightest stars.

• Neutron stars

• Supergiants

• Giants

• Supernovas

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When an existing star flares up and becomes brighter than normal, it is

called a...

• dwarf

• supergiant

• nebula

• nova

Stars that regularly or repeatedly change in magnitude are called...

• giants

• blue stars

• variable stars

• pulsars

A neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis is called a...

• pulsar

• giant star

• nova

• red star

A cloud of dust, gases, and debris is called a...

• dwarf

• nebula

• nova

• super giant

Smaller stars, like our sun, are...

• dwarf stars

• pulsars

• neutron stars

• giants

When a massive supergiant star collapses and disappears from space,

scientists call what is left a...

• supernova

• neutron star

• black hole

• pulsar

A group of stars that form a pattern is called a(n)...

• globular star cluster

• constellation

• open star cluster

• galaxy