Science TEKS

A plot of the surface temperature (color) of stars vs. their luminosity (brightness).

• Universe

• Star

• Hertzsprung Russell Diagram

The intensity of light from a celestial body that can be used to identify the body's characteristics.

• Star

• Hertzsprung Russell Diagram

• Luminosity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A grouping of all possible energy levels of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves to gamma rays, including visible light.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

The distance between any two corresponding points on successive oscillations of a wave, such as from peak to peak.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Wavelength

• Luminosity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A galaxy with a bulge in the center and very distinct long arms winding around the center.

• Elliptical Shaped Galaxy

• Spiral Shaped Galaxy

• Irregular Shaped Galaxy

A large grouping of stars in space.

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Solar System

The death of a large star by explosion

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Black Hole

Stable stars in the middle developmental phases that plot along a continuous diagonal belt on the H-R Diagram.

• Main Sequence

• Supernova

• Black Hole

The table shows the mass in grams of one atom of each of several elements. List the elements in order from the least mass to greatest mass per atom.

• hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, silver, gold

• hydrogen, oxygen, gold, siver, carbon

• carbon, oxygen, silver, gold, hydrogen

• gold, oxygen, carbon, silver, hydrogen

Which of the following is the GREATEST in value?

• 9.23 x 10^-2

• 9.23 x 10^-17

• 9.23 x 10^-8

• 9.23 x 10^-5