Star Vocabulary

What is a tool used by scientists to classify stars based on their brightness and temperature?

• Mass

• Nuclear Fusion

• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

• T Chart

What do we call stars located in the middle part of the H-R Diagam that have a stable balance between nuclear fusion and gravity?

• Red Giants

• Main Sequence Stars

• White Dwarfs

Which stars have exhausted their nuclear fuel? They are small and hot and located on the bottom left of the H-R Diagram.

• Super Giants

• Main Sequence Stars

• White Dwarfs

What do we call the amount of matter in an object?

• Mass

• Gravity

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Which type of stars are much brighter and larger than Main Sequence Stars?

• Super Giants

• Mass

• White Dwarf

Which is the correct order of stars from COOLEST to HOTTEST?

• blue, white, yellow, orange, red

• red, white, yellow, orange, blue

• red, orange, yellow, white, blue

Which group does our star, the sun, belong to?

• White Dwarfs

• Main Sequence

• Red Giants

• Super Giants

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What term describes a star's brightness?

• Mass

• Luminosity

• Nuclear Fusion

What is the source of energy that allows stars to shine?

• Mass

• Luminosity

• Nuclear Fusion

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What is the attractive force based on the mass of an object?

• Luminosity

• Temperature

• Nuclear Fusion

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4