HR Diagrams

Which star stage does our sun belong to?

• Supergiant

• Giant

• Main Sequence

• White Dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which type of star is the coldest?

• Yellow Star

• Red Star

• Orange Star

• Blue Star

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

• Stars get larger

• Stars get colder

• Stars get hotter

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

• Extremely large and cooler

• Small with a medium temperature

• Medium size with medium temperature

Blue stars are the _____________.

• hottest

• coolest

• smallest

• biggest

What determines the color of a star?

• Size

• Temperature

• 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

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

• True
• False

The category that contains the most stars is...

• Main Sequence
• Supergiants
• Giants

What is found on the X-axis of an H-R diagram?

• Luminosity

  (or brightness)

• Temperature

• Star Size

• Distance