BJU Science 6. Ch.10. Stars (Quiz A)

The sun is the closest star to the earth.

• True

• False

Stars are glowing balls of gases that produce light.

• True

• False

Stars reflect light.

• True

• False

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The brightness of a star is called its _______________.

• variableness

• redshift

• parallax

• magnitude

How bright a star appears to us is its ____________.

• apparent magnitude

• absolute magnitude

The true brightness of a star is its __________.

• apparent magnitude

• absolute magnitude

Red stars are the hottest stars.

• True

• False

Smaller stars, like our sun, are ___________.

• dwarf stars

• pulsars

• neutron stars

• giants

__________ are the brightest stars.

• Neutron stars

• Supergiants

• Giants

• Supernovas

The measurement of a star's apparent movement over time is known as ________.

• variableness

• redshift

• parallax

• magnitude