

H-R diagram
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Science
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8th Grade
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Shane Davis
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8 Slides • 26 Questions
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Analyzing HR
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Multiple Choice
Some students used records from the U.S. Naval Observatory to make the table below of the percent of the moon that was visible on each night in January 2011.
Based on these data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and January 7?
Waxing crescent moon
Waning crescent moon
Full moon
New moon
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Multiple Choice
The diagram below shows four positions in Earth’s orbit around the sun.
The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in —
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Multiple Choice
What force causes Venus to travel along a curved path instead of moving in a straight line as indicated by the dashed line in the diagram?
Electromagnetic attraction between the sun and Venus
Gravitational attraction between the sun and Venus
Electromagnetic attraction between Mercury and Venus
Gravitational attraction between Mercury and Venus
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Open Ended
What are some things you notice about this chart?
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Hertzsprung- Russell Diagram
Size
Luminosity
Color
Temperature
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Open Ended
What kind of chart is this? Where have you seen this before?
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Luminosity
Brightness is similar to size.
The bigger the brighter.
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Size
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Multiple Select
Going up the Y-axis, what two things increase in the HR diagram?
Color
Size
Temperature
Luminosity
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Color (Temperature)
Left is Hot
Right is Cool
Red- 3000
Orange- 4000
Yellow- 6000
White- 10,000
Blue- 25,000
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Multiple Select
Left to Right on the X-axis, what two things change in the HR diagram?
Color
Size
Temperature
Luminosity
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Multiple Choice
On which side of the HR diagram can the hottest stars be found?
Left
Right
Middle
Top
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Multiple Choice
On which side of the HR diagram can the coolest stars be found?
Left
Right
Middle
Top
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Multiple Choice
On the HR diagram which color is the hottest star found in the universe?
Blue
Yellow
White
Red
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Multiple Choice
On the HR diagram which color is the coolest star found in the universe?
Blue
Yellow
White
Red
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Multiple Choice
Which group of stars would our sun be found?
Giants
Supergiants
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
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Apparent vs Absolute Magnitude
Apparent
How bright the star looks
from Earth.
Absolute Magnitude
How bright the star actually is
in space.
The Sun. It is closer that all other stars, but closer to Earth
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Open Ended
Explain why the sun is the largest star that we can see.
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Multiple Choice
Which group of stars could be found here?
Giants
Supergiants
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
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Multiple Choice
Compared to our sun, which group of stars would be hotter and dimmer?
Giants
Supergiants
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
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Multiple Choice
Compared to our sun, which group of stars would be hotter and brighter?
Giants
Supergiants
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
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Multiple Choice
Compared to our sun, the other star is.....
Hotter and Dimmer
Cooler and Dimmer
Hotter and Brighter
Cooler and Brighter
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Multiple Choice
Which group would this other star be found?
Giant
Main Sequence
Supergiant
White Dwarf
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Multiple Choice
Compared to our sun, the other star is.....
Hotter and Dimmer
Cooler and Dimmer
Hotter and Brighter
Cooler and Brighter
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Multiple Choice
Which group would this other star be found?
Giant
Main Sequence
Supergiant
White Dwarf
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Multiple Choice
Compared to our sun, the other star is.....
Hotter and Dimmer
Cooler and Dimmer
Hotter and Brighter
Cooler and Brighter
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Multiple Choice
Which group would this other star be found?
Giant
Main Sequence
Supergiant
White Dwarf
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Multiple Choice
Compared to our sun, the other star is.....
Hotter and Dimmer
Cooler and Dimmer
Hotter and Brighter
Cooler and Brighter
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Multiple Choice
Which group would this other star be found?
Giant
Main Sequence
Supergiant
White Dwarf
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Multiple Choice
Based on this diagram, which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?
Main-sequence stars
Giants
White dwarfs
Supergiants
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Open Ended
Describe how you would explain to someone how to read an H-R Diagram
Analyzing HR
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