Properties of Stars
Quiz by Ronald DiOrio
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- Q1
What category on the H-R diagram has the majority or the most stars?
White Dwarfs
Giants
Super Giants
Main Sequence
45s - Q2
Apparent (magnitude) brightness is affected by a star's distance from Earth.
True
False
45s - Q3
Which property of a star is the brightness of a star at a standard distance?
Luminosity
Absolute (magnitude) brightness
Size of the star
Apparent (magnitude) brightness
45s - Q4
All stars are formed from a __________?
nebula
Giant
Black Hole
White Dwarf
45s - Q5
Our sun is average-sized and average temperature.
True
False
45s - Q6
Very hot stars are what color?
White
Blue
Yellow
Red
45s - Q7
A graphic representation of the surface temperatures of stars compared to their absolute magnitude is called
constellation map
spectrum.
an H-R diagram
a graph
45s - Q8
On an H- R Diagram, what is the absolute brightness of the sun?
0.01
1
10
100
45s - Q9
What is the color of the coolest stars?
Orange
Blue
Red
Yellow
45s - Q10
What H-R Category does our sun belong to?
Supergiant
White dwarf
Main Sequence
black hole
45s - Q11
Put the stars in order from coolest to hottest.
Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue
Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue
Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red
Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, White
45s - Q12
What measurement do we use to measure distances to a star?
Kilometer
Light Year
Light Day
AU
45s - Q13
Which statement best describes stars?
faint dots of light that can be seen from Earth’s surface
large planets that are composed mostly of gases
celestial bodies made up of gas that give off light
objects that form in the outer parts of the solar system
45s - Q14
What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?
Sun Gases
Solar Flare
Sun Spot
Sun Ray
45s - Q15
What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?
Sun Spots
Corona
Solar Rays
Solar Flares
45s