Hertzsprung Russell Diagrams

Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question.  What is Canopus classified as?

• Dim Main Sequence Star

• Bright white dwarf star

• Bright Supergiant Star

• Dim white dwarf star

Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question. Blue colored stars __________

• are stars with cool temperatures

• are stars with hot temperatures

• are all stars with bright luminosity.

• are all stars with dim luminosity

Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question.  Red colored stars __________

• are stars with cool temperatures

• are stars with hot temperatures

• are all stars with bright luminosity.

• are all stars with dim luminosity

Which stage is this?

• Red/Blue Supergiants

• Main sequence

• White dwarfs

• Red Giants

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which stage is represented by this picture?

• Red Giants

• Main Sequence

• White Dwarfs

• Blue Giants

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of these observations of Proxima Centuri's Star is most likely accurate?

• Proxima Centuri's Star is less bright than the sun and has a surface temperature below 3,400 K

• Proxima Centuri's Star is less bright than the sun and has a surface temperature above 3,400 K

• Proxima Centuri's Star is brighter than the sun and has a surface temperature below 4,000 K

• Proxima Centuri's Star is brighter than the sun and has a surface temperature above 4,000 K

John observes three different colored stars.  What can John infer about the three stars

• The three stars have different temperatures

• The three stars have the same temperatures

• The three stars have the same luminosity

• The three stars have different luminosity

The category that contains the most stars is...

• Main Sequence

• Supergiants

• Giants

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs

• Supergiants

• Main Sequence

• Giants