Star Comparison Quiz

What do spectral lines tell us?

• a star's composition

• a star's location

• a star's brightness

• a star's age

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

In which spectral line does a red giant with a temperature of 3,000 K belong?

• F

• G

• M

• K

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A bigger star will burn hotter and have a greater luminosity ( brightness )

• True

• False

Analyzing impact craters on planetary body surfaces and dating meteorites with radiometric dating helps scientists learn.....

• original position of solar systems

• distance from the sun

• the center of the solar system

• age of solar system and the planets

Carbon is considered a light element in stars

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Where do all stars begin?

• black hole

• supernova

• stellar nebula

• planetary nebula

The study of spectroscopy includes.....

• emission and absorption of light

• number of galaxies

• reflection of light

• interaction of light and atoms

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What is the next stage for a massive star?

• red supergiant

• white dwarf

• nebula

• black hole

The state of matter inside of stars is

• liquid

• solid

• plasma

• gas

rainbows, sunlight, and light from a light bulb are examples of......

• visible light

• non-visible light

Tags

NGSS.4-PS4-2