Stars/H-R Diagram (Pre-AP) Quiz
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- Q 1/16Score 0Which comparison for stars "Betelgeuse" and "Regulus" is correct?29Regulus is Brighter than BetelgeuseBetelgeuse is hotter than RegulusThey are the same temperatureBetelgeuse is a larger star than Regulus
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- Q1Which comparison for stars "Betelgeuse" and "Regulus" is correct?Regulus is Brighter than BetelgeuseBetelgeuse is hotter than RegulusThey are the same temperatureBetelgeuse is a larger star than Regulus120s
- Q2Which of these stars is the hottest?MiraSunDenebRigel120s
- Q3"Magnitude" refers to a Star's ___.ColorDistanceTemperatureBrightness120s
- Q4Which of these observations of Barnard’s Star is most likely accurate?Barnard’s Star is brighter than the sun, has a surface temperature below 5,300 K, and is yellow.Barnard’s Star is less bright than the sun, has a surface temperature below 3,800 K, and is red.Barnard’s Star is brighter than the sun, has a surface temperature above 5,300 K, and is yellow.Barnard’s Star is less bright than the sun, has a surface temperature above 3,800 K, and is red.120s
- Q5Why does Earth get more energy from the sun than from all the other stars in the universe combined?The sun is much hotter than the other stars.The sun is much more dense than the other stars.The sun is much closer than the other stars.The sun is much larger than the other stars.120s
- Q6Based on this diagram, which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?White dwarfsMain-sequence starsGiantsSupergiants120s
- Q7By looking at the color of a star, astronomers can tell about the _____.distance to the starshape of the starTemperature of the starlocation of the star120s
- Q8Which of these star colors is the hottest?RedOrangeBlueYellow120s
- Q9The H-R diagram is useful in studying all of these about a star except for its ____.location in the skytemperaturebrightnessmagnitude120s
- Q10Which of these stars is brightest?Procyon BSunPolluxPolaris120s
- Q11Which star is smaller in size?Sirius BSunPolluxAntares120s
- Q12Which star is dimmer?Procyon BCanopusVegaAltair120s
- Q13Which star is cooler?Tau CetiPolarisMiraSpica120s
- Q14Which star is larger in size?MiraDenebProcyon BSpica120s
- Q15Which of these star colors represents the coolest temperature?YellowBlueWhiteRed120s
