Why do stars have different colors?
Temperature increase
What is stellar brightness?
How bright the star appears
What is a HR diagram
Shows the relationship between a star's temperature and its luminosity
What are the most common star color
red dwarfs
What is apparent magnitude of brightness?
The brightness of an object as it appears on earth
How are stars classified on the HR diagram?
From bottom to top in order of decreasing magnitude
Red, orange, yellow, white and blue
What is absolute magnitude brightness mean?
The apparent magnitude an object would have if it were located at a distance
How is the Hr diagram used to identify stars?
To chart the life cycle of stars
What is the highest class of stars?
O, B, A, F, G, K, M
How do astronomers measure the brightness of a star?
Using the magnitude scale
What is the rarest star classification?
O classification
What is a light curve?
A graph that shows the brightness of an object over a period of time