Main Sequence Stars, Giants, Supergiants

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

• Extremely Large and Cold

• Extremely small with a medium temperature

• Medium size with a medium temperature

• Big Giant Star

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs

• Supergiants

• Main Sequence

• Giants

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which spectral class does our star, the sun, belong to?

• M

• K

• G

• F

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star is the coldest?

• Yellow Star
• Red Star
• Orange Star
• Blue Star

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

• Extremely Large and Cold

• Small with a medium temperature

• Medium size with medium temperature

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is
sort of cool, dim (not too much light), and red?

• Betelguse
• Sirius B
• Procyon B
• Barnard's star

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A
• B
• C
• D

How does the mass of a hot, bright main sequence star compare to a cool, faint main sequence star?

• They have more mass

• They have the same mass

• They have less mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Our sun is currently a main sequence star. All main sequence stars fuse ____ in their cores.

• helium into hydrogen

• hydrogen into helium

• helium into carbon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3