Stars and HR Diagrams

What word best describes our sun?

• Average
• Supergiant
• Dwarf
• Red Giant

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the largest stars?

• Protostars
• Supergiants
• Red Giants
• Dwarf Stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a Star?

• a large celestial body that is made of plasma and held together by gravity.

• a large ball of fire held together by gravity.

A small, hot star near the end of its life is a star called a

• white dwarf
• red dwarf
• supergiant
• protostar

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

• Protostar

• Nebula

• Main Sequence

• Red Giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Felix examined several photos of stars. To compare their temperatures, he looked at the colors of the stars. He organized the photos in order from coolest to hottest. Which of these answers shows the correct order?

• red, yellow, white, blue

• white, blue, yellow, red

• yellow, white, blue, red

• blue, yellow, white, red

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to classify stars?

• Color
• Temperature
• Size
• Shape

True or False

The Sun is the biggest star in all of space.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why does the sun feel so hot and look like the brightest star in our sky?

• It is yellow.

• It is the biggest star.

• We can see it in the daytime.

• It is the closest star to earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If two stars are the same size, then _______________________.

• the cooler star will be brighter than hotter star

• the smaller star will always appear brighter than the bigger star

• the star that is closer to the Earth will appear brighter than the star that is farther away

• stars are all the same brightness no matter how far away