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STARS

STARS

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Science

9th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-1, HS-PS1-8

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Standards-aligned

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Lindsay Ando

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31 Slides • 23 Questions

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A negative number on the apparent magnitude scale refers to a ...?

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dimmer star

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brighter star

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the brightness of a star as seen or appears from Earth

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apparent magnitude

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luminosity

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absolute magnitude

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light year

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Antares is a star with a very high ABSOLUTE magnitude. What causes it to have such a low APPARENT magnitude from Earth?

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It's very far from Earth

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It's very close to Earth

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The atmosphere blocks its light

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Star A and B have the same apparent magnitude. Star A is twice as far from Earth than Star B. Which statement about absolute magnitudes is correct?

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Star A and B have the same absolute magnitudes

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Star A must have a greater absolute magnitude

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Star B must have a greater absolute mangnitude

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Stars can take different paths due to having different _____________
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temperature
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mass
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brightness
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color

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All stars start as gas and dust in a(n)
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nebula
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black hole
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red giant
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black dwarf

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After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a
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black dwarf
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protostar
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red giant
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supergiant

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After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a
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black dwarf
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protostar
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red giant
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supergiant

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After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a
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supernova
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red giant
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black hole
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planetary nebula

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A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense that not even light can escape!
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black dwarf
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white dwarf
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supernova
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black hole

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When a nebula heats up, a "baby" star forms in the middle. It is called a
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supernova
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supergiant
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white dwarf
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protostar

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If our Sun died out, what would it become?

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Pulsar

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White dwarf

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Black hole

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Neutron Star

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What type of stars are the hottest?

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yellow

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white

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red

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blue

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star in the longest stage of life (90% of stars)

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Supernova

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Neutron Star

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Main Sequence

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Giant

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The process of fusion happens in a star's

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Corona

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Convection Zone

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Radiative Zone

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Core

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Main Sequence stars can only fuse up to this element on the periodic table

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Gold

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Carbon

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Helium

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Iron

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The largest element that any "star" can create is.

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Helium

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Carbon

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Iron

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Uranium

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Most stars are made of which elements?
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Hydrogen only
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Hydrogen and Lithium
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Hydrogen and Sodium
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Hydrogen and Helium

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The absorption spectrum of a star is shown at the top of the image. When compared with the spectra of the pure gases below, which elements are present in the star?

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hydrogen

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helium

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sodium

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lithium

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The H-R diagram classifies stars based on what factors?

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Temperature and luminosity

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Number of planets

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What constellation they're in

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Temperature and fusion

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Our sun is what kind of star?

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Blue giant

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Red giant

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Main sequence

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White dwarf

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Compared to a red giant star, a blue supergiant is...

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Hotter and brighter

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Hotter and not as bright

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Colder and brighter

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Colder and not as bright

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Compared to a white dwarf, a red supergiant is...

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Hotter and brighter

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Hotter and not as bright

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Colder and brighter

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Colder and not as bright

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