Stars

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

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Smaller Main Sequence stars.

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

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White Dwarfs.

Front

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

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Higher.

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What color of star is the hottest?

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Blue.

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

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Main Sequence.

Front

What is the main sequence in the context of stars?

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A continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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What is a White Dwarf?

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A small, dense star that is the remnants of a low or medium mass star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel.

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What is a Red Supergiant?

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A very large star that is cooler than a blue supergiant and has a high luminosity.

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What is the relationship between a star's temperature and its color?

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Hotter stars emit more blue light, while cooler stars emit more red light.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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What is luminosity in the context of stars?

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The total amount of energy emitted by a star per unit of time.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1