Sun and Stars Review

When sunlight is split by a prism or diffraction grating it appears to emit a ___ spectra.

• absorption

• dark-line

• continuous

• bright-line

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Most stars in our galaxy (and probably throughout the Universe) are in multiple-star systems.

• True

• False

The brightness of a star as seen from Earth is its 

• apparent brightness.

• absolute brightness.

• parallax.

• reflective brightness.

Which property of a star is the brightness of a star at a standard distance?

• Apparent (magnitude) brightness

• Absolute (magnitude) brightness

• Luminosity

• Size of the star

The luminosity of a star describes its ______________.

• brightness

• temperature

• age

• color

The color of a star depends on its

• size

• temperature

• shape

• magnitude

Stars are formed in a large cloud of gas and dust called a

• cumulonimbus cloud

• nebula

• neutron star

• black hole

The final form a star takes can be different due to having different _____________

• temperature

• mass

• brightness

• color

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

An expanding, glowing shell of gas around an aging star is called ___

• a dwarf nebula

• a planetary nebula

• a dwarf nimbus

• a planetary nimbus

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the final stage of a high mass star?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3