HR Diagram

Using the HR diagram, choose the color of Zeta Eridani

• blue

• white

• yellow

• red

Which star is hotter than Deneb

• Procyon

• Sun

• Rigel

• Barnard's Star

Which star is brighter than the sun?

• Sirius B

• Procyon B

• Van Maanan's Star

• Aldebaran

Which star is considered a main sequence star?

• Spica

• Betelgeuse

• Pollux

• Van Maanan's Star

• Rigel

Which star is considered a giant star?

• Mira

• Spica

• Barnard's Star

• Sirius B

Which star is considered a supergiant?

• Sirius B

• Sun

• Betelgeuse

• Zeta Eridani

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star is considered a dwarf star?

• Pollux

• Spica

• Deneb

• Sirius B

True or False: White dwarfs are warmer and dimmer than giants.

• True

• False

What is the Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram?

• A map which tells the approximate location of stars in the Milky Way galaxy and their distance from Earth.

• A table that alphabetically lists stars by name and includes dates of when the star was first charted.

• A chart which organizes stars into categories based on the amount of Hydrogen they burn.

• A graph used to classify stars according to their luminosity, color, temperature, and stage.

Knowing the color of a star also tells us its

• age

• location

• temperature

• name

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1