Astronomy Quiz 2

brightness of a star as it appears to an observer on earth

• absolute magnitude

• astronomical unit

• apparent magnitude

• Big blue

hottest starsgiant

• Red dwarf

• giant yellow

• Giant red

• giant blue

Coolest stars

true or real brightness of a star

• absolute

  Magnitude

• Apparent magnitude

• red dwarf

• Astronomical unit

example of a supergiant red star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

measurement of distancesAstro

• continuous

• absolute magnitude

• apparent magnitude

• astronomical unit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

smallest stars

• White giant

• White dwarf star

• red dwarf star

• yellow dwarf star

true or real brightness of a starIs the absolute magnitude

• True
• False

kind of spectrum given off by a hot glowing object

The sun appears to be a very large star because it is so close to us

• True
• False