HR Diagram Practice

What factor affects the color of a star?

• luminosity (absolute brightness)

• apparent brightness

• temperature

• size

What factor affects the luminosity (absolute brightness) of a star?

• Size

• Color

• Temperature

• Type of star

Order the colors from coldest to hottest

• red

• yellow

• white

• orange

• blue

Is the surface temperature of white dwarfs higher or lower than red supergiants?

• higher

• lower

What is the color of the stars with the highest surface temperature?

• red

• blue

• white

• yellow

What is the color of the stars with the lowest surface temperature?

• blue

• yellow

• red

• orange

Most of the stars on the HR diagram are classified as which type of star?

• giants

• supergiants

• main sequence stars

• dwarfs

Most of the stars on the HR diagram are classified as which type of star?

• giants

• supergiants

• main sequence stars

• dwarfs

What type of star has a high temperature but a low luminosity?

• blue giants

• red supergiants

• white dwarfs

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What type of star has a high temperature but a high luminosity?

• blue giants

• red supergiants

• white dwarfs