The Sun and Other Stars

__________________________________ can change depending upon the distance to a star.

• absolute brightness

• luminosity

• apparent magnitude

• absolute magnitude

This is the process that causes a star to shine.

• binary fission

• nuclear fusion

• speed of rotation

• budding

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The sun is a _______________ star.

• main-sequence

• black hole

• red giant

• white dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Visible energy and non-visible energy are distinguishable by their ________________________.

• different wavelengths

• different visible color

• different amplitudes

• different speeds through space

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Three innermost layers of the sun

• core, radiative zone, corona

• core, convective zone, chromosphere

• core, radiative zone, convective zone

• photosphere, chromosphere, corona

The two gases that are commonly found in the core and radiative zone of stars.

• hydrogen and helium

• hydrogen and helion

• helium and carbon

• oxygen and carbon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

As you read an HR diagram from left to right the _______________________.

• temperature increases

• temperature decreases

• luminosity increases

• luminosity decreases

A star in the upper right of the HR diagram is a

• main sequence star

• giant or super giant

• white dwarf

• red dwarf

Out of the following choices, which star has the highest temperature?

• yellow

• orange

• red

• blue white

Where are stars formed?

• black holes

• red giants

• nebulae

• white holes

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3