Stars quiz

What are some physical properties of stars?

• Brightness, location, temperature, size

• Brightness, composition, temperature, size

• Color, composition, gravity, location

• Color, composition, location, brightness

Apparent magnitude is

• the measure of how bright a star appears during a full moon

• the measure of how bright a star is if the distance from Earth is known

• the measure of how bright a star would be from the planet closest to it

• the measure of a star's brightness as seen from Earth

How large is our sun?

• 1 solar radius or 695,000 km across

• 78 solar radii or 54,210,000 km across

• 776 solar radii or 539,320,000 km across

• .1 solar radius or 69,500 km across

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the term for a celestial body made up of gases that can give off light?

• A planet

• A star

• A black hole

• A galaxy

What conclusion can you draw based on the graph?

• yellow stars are farther from Earth than red stars

• absolute brightness is not related to color of a star

• blue stars are generally brighter than other stars

• a blue star will appear brighter from Earth than a red star

Which color of star is the coolest?

• blue

• yellow

• white

• red

Based on the graph, which color of star has the greatest absolute brightness?

• blue

• red

• white

• yellow

Which of the star listed would look the brightest when observed from Earth?

• Rigel

• Sirius

• Vega

• Betelgeuse

Based on the chart, which star has the greatest absolute brightness?

• Rigel

• Sirius

• Betelgeuse

• Aldebaran

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Star A has a temperature of 8,500 K. Based on the table, what color is Star A?

• Red

• Blue

• White

• Yellow