Stellar Temperature & Size
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Clint Sandford
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The hottest stars have surface temperatures up to 54,000 oF (30,000 K) and are
red/orange in color.
blue/violet in color.
generally just too hot to observe with a telescope.
about the same size as our Sun.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The three stars that make up the "belt" in the constellation Orion are
yellow stars like our Sun (or Sol ).
all going to blow up as supernovae very soon.
all very hot blue giant stars.
called Mintaka & Bellatrix.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Examples of very hot blue/violet stars include
the Sun (or Sol ) and Alpha Centauri A.
Mintaka, Rigel & Sirius.
Betelgeuse & Mira.
Alpha Centauri B & Proxima Centauri.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Yellow or "medium" hot stars like our Sun & Alpha Centauri A have surface temperatures around
1 million degrees Fahrenheit.
10,000 degrees Celsius.
1 million degrees Celsius.
10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Relatively "cool" stars (5000 oF surface temps) are generally
red in the visible light spectrum.
going to blow up pretty soon.
yellow in the visible light spectrum.
not found very often in our galaxy.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Basically the ____ index of stars allow astronomers to determine stellar surface temperatures.
Doppler
color
spectral
radial
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their ____ characteristics.
spectral
color
stellar
size
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