Astrophysics

Which quadrant has the hottest, dimmest stars?

• Quadrant 1

• Quadrant 2

• Quadrant 3

• Quadrant 4

What is the name of the stars located in quadrant 2?

• Main Sequence

• White Dwarfs

• Red Giants

• Blue Giants

Where would our sun be located?

• Quadrant 1

• Quadrant 2

• Quadrant 3

• Quadrant 4

Where would blue giants be found?

• Quadrant 1

• Quadrant 2

• Quadrant 3

• Quadrant 4

What section is considered the main sequence?

• Area M

• Area P

• Area X

• Area Z

Where are red giants?

• Area M

• Area P

• Area X

• Area Z

Where are white dwarfs?

• Area M

• Area P

• Area X

• Area Z

What characteristics are used to classify stars?

• Flammability, weight, and reactivity

• Temperature/color and brightness

• Conductivity, luster, and density

• Malleability, distance, and viscoscity

What is magnitude?

• degree of compactness of a star.

• degree of temperature of a star.

• the age of a star.

• degree of brightness of a star.

What function does a spectroscope perform?

• disperses, or separates, white light from a star into a very wide spectrum of colors

• uses a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images of small objects

• make objects from outer space appear as bright and large as possible.

• allows doctors to view pictures of your digestive tract on a monitor