Space Science Review

Which might change, depending on the DISTANCE to a star?

• Absolute Brightness

• Apparent Magnitude

If a scientist needs to calculate the luminosity of a star, what information would they need?

• Distance

• Apparent Magnitude

• Temperature

• Distance and Apparent Magnitude

Which Star is the HOTTEST?

• Blue

• Red

• Orange

• Yellow

Which Star is the COOLEST?

• Blue

• Red

• Orange

• Yellow

A plot of the surface temperatures of stars compared to their absolute magnitude is called

• an H-R diagram
• constellation map
• a graph
• spectrum.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the center of our Solar System?

• Earth

• the moon

• the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes our seasons here on Earth?

• Stars in our universe

• Our revolution around the moon

• Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

• The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 360 days

• 24 hours

• 2 years

a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere

• corona
• solar flare
• solar wind
• photosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun

• corona
• solar flare
• sunspot
• magnitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1