HR Diagrams 2/2/24

Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question.  Betelgeuse is a _____

• Hot and Bright Star
• Cool and Bright Star
• Hot and Dim Star
• Cool and Dim Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger
• Stars get Colder
• Stars get hotter

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.

• True
• False

Red stars are the _____________.

• hottest
• coolest
• biggest
• brightest

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Blue stars are the _____________.

• hottest
• coolest
• smallest

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Aldebaran is a ____________

• red giant

• white dwarf

• main sequence star

• supergiant

For main sequence stars, the _________ the luminosity, the ___________ the temperature.

• greater, lower

• greater, higher

• lower, higher

White Dwarfs are ________ than the Sun.

• cooler

• dimmer

• brighter

• larger