SSA Science Boot Camp Review - Space

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What word best describes our sun?

• Average
• Supergiant
• Dwarf
• Red Giant

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

Put the stars in order from hottest to coolest.

• Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Orange, 
• Red, White, Yellow, Orange, Blue
• Blue, White, Yellow, Red, Orange
• Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red

What do stars emit?

• Light
• Radiation
• Heat
• All of these

The color of the star tells us its 

• composition
• Temperature
• Luminosity 
• Mass

The only objects in our Universe that produces and emits its own light is

• Nebulas
• Comets
• Planets
• Stars

The absolute brightness of a star depends on its

• distance and temperature.
• size and temperature.
• color and temperature.
• distance and color.

Characteristics used to classify stars include

• distance, size, and color.
• size, distance, and brightness.
• color, brightness, and distance.
• size, brightness, and temperature.