Would a higher or lower number
be associated with a bright star?
What is lower?
100
About 90 percent of stars on the H-R
diagram are…
What are main sequence stars?
100
Patterns of stars called _____ were originally
named in honor of mythological characters of
great heroes.
What is constellations?
100
At its nucleus, the Milky Way is about
100,000 light-years wide and …
What is 10,000 light-years thick?
100
When a main-sequence star has exhausted the
fuel in its core, it becomes a …
What is a red giant star?
200
The measure of a star’s brightness is called its…
What is magnitude?
200
The H-R diagram shows the relationship
between…
What is temperature and absolute magnitude?
200
Another name for the interstellar matter that
will eventually form a star is…
What is a nebula?
200
Where is the sun located in the Milky Way?
What is within one of the spiral arms?
200
Massive stars terminate in a brilliant explosion
called a ….
What is a supernova?
300
A light-year is approximately…
What is 9.5 trillion kilometers?
300
Which main-sequence stars are the
most massive (color)?
What is blue stars?
300
Which force is most responsible for the
formation of a star?
What is gravity?
300
The Milky Way is classified as a(n)
_____ galaxy.
What is a spiral galaxy?
300
A star is said to be born when…
What is a protostar reaches a temperature
high enough for nuclear fusion to
begin?
400
Light cannot escape the intense
gravitational pull of a…
What is a black hole?
400
Which main-sequence stars are the
least massive (color)?
What is red stars?
400
The sun is a ….
(Where does it fall on H-R diagram)
What is a main sequence star?
400
What is the brightest star in our solar system?
What is the sun?
400
All stars, regardless of size, eventually…
What is run out of fuel and collapse?
500
Which of the following does NOT affect the
Apparent brightness of a star?
a) How old the star is
b) How big the star is
c) How hot the star is
d) How far away the star is
What is "A", how old the star is?
500
The difference in the brightness of two stars
with the same surface temperature is
attributable to their…
What is size?
500
What will be the final stage in the sun’s life cycle?
What is a black dwarf?
500
In the Milky Way, the most abundant gas in
emission nebulae is…
What is Hydrogen?
500
In the cores of extremely hot red giants, nuclear
reactions convert helium to ….