H-R Diagram Questions

Rank the stars colors in order from hottest to coolest

• blue, white, yellow, orange, red

• white, blue, yellow, orange, red

• red, orange, yellow, white, blue

• white, blue, orange, yellow, red

Most stars belong to this category:

• supergiants

• giants

• main sequence

• white dwarfs

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star is the brightest white dwarf?

• Procyon B

• Van Maanen's Star

• Barnard's Star

• Sirius B

Which star is the hottest supergiant?

• Deneb

• Rigel

• Betelgeuse

• Antares

What color is Deneb?

• white

• red

• yellow

• blue or blue white

What temperature is Sirius B?

• ~ 10,000 C

• ~ 6600 C

• ~ 20,000 C

• ~ 50,000 C

This star is a red Giant

• Aldebaran

• Arcturus

• Pollux

• Mira

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What temperature is Barnard's star?

• ~ 5000 C

• ~ 6000 C

• ~ 3000 C

• ~ 4000 C

Which star is the dimmest on the H-R Diagram?

• Deneb

• Rigel

• Procyon B

• Van Maanen's star

In which category is the hottest star on the chart?

• Supergiants

• White dwarfs

• Giants

• Main sequence