Earth and Space Do Now 3

What determines the color of a star? 

• It's size
• It's temperature
• It's composition
• They are all the same color 

As you move from the bottom to the top of the H R diagram the __________ changes.

• Temperature
• Luminosity or Brightness

Compared to the Sun, Arcturus is .......

• hotter and brighter

• cooler and brighter

• hotter and dimmer

• cooler and dimmer

Put the stars in the correct order from coolest to hottest.

• Orange

• White

• Yellow

• Red

• Blue

Which best describes stars located in area A

• Bright and Hot

• Cooler and bright

• Dim and hot

• Dim and colder

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs
• Supergiants
• Main Sequence
• Giants

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

• Extremely Large and Cold
• Small with a medium temperature
• Medium size with medium temperature

Where are white dwarfs?

• Area M

• Area P

• Area X

• Area Z

Reorder the following in order from largest to smallest.

• Nebula

• Galaxy

• Planet

• Star

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From the Earth, the sun appears to be brigher than all of the other stars. Why does the sun appear brighter than all other stars in the universe?

• The sun is the star that has the highest temperature

• The sun is the largest star in the universe

• The sun is the star that is closest to the Earth

• The sun is the only yellow star in the universe

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