Earth/Space Review 2-Stars & Sun

Earth/Space Review 2-Stars & Sun

Multiple Choice

What are stars?

• Rocky bodies
• Hot exploding balls of gas
• 5 pointed shapes
• Hollywood actors

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What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

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The brightness of a star as seen from earth is defined as:

• Apparent Brightness
• Absolute Brightness
• Brightness
• Candid Brightness

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to classify stars?

• Color
• Temperature
• Size
• Shape

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What is the name of the largest stars?

• Protostars
• Supergiants
• Red Giants
• Dwarf Stars

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White dwarfs stars are

• hot and dim

• cool and dim

• hot and bright

• cool and bright

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Which of the following statements best relates a star’s color to its surface temperature?

• blue stars have a relatively low temperature

• red stars have a relatively high temperature

• blue-white stars have a relatively low temperature

• yellow stars have a relatively low temperature

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Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

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What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

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What causes aurora borealis or northern lights?

• The Corona
• Prominences
• Sunspots
• Solar Flares

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What are dark areas on the surface of the sun that are cooler than the surrounding area?

• Prominences
• Sunspots
• Corona
• Solar Flares

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What are large loops on the surface of the sun that release a large amount of energy? 

• Corona
• Photosphere
• Sunspiots
• Prominences