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STARS QUIZ REVIEW
Astronomy - Chapter 2 Section 1
1. THE COLOR OF A STAR DEPENDS ON ITS
A.Size
B.Temperature
C.Shape
D.Magnitude
ANSWER
B. Temperature
2. THE BAND OF COLOR PRODUCED WHEN
WHITE LIGHT PASSES THROUGH A PRISM IS;
A.Light-year
B.Spectrum
C.Apparent magnitude
D.Absolute magnitude
ANSWER
B. Spectrum
3. WHAT CAN A SCIENTIST LEARN ABOUT A STAR
FROM ITS SPECTRUM?
A.Its color
B.Its size
C.Its composition and temperature
D.Its age
ANSWER
C. Its composition and temperature
4. THE DISTANCE THAT LIGHT TRAVELS IN ONE
YEAR IS KNOWN AS A;
A.Light-year
B.Spectrum
C.Apparent magnitude
D.Absolute magnitude
ANSWER
A. Light-year
5. WHY DO BLACK LINES APPEAR ON AN
ABSORPTION SPECTRUM?
A.They show where too much light is absorbed by
a star’s atmosphere.
B.They show where less light is absorbed by a
star’s atmosphere.
C.They are the emission lines of an electrically
charged element.
D.They show where a star has black spots.
ANSWER
A.They show where too much
light is absorbed by a star’s
atmosphere.
6. THE BRIGHTNESS OF A STAR AS IT APPEARS
TO AN OBSERVER ON EARTH IS KNOWN AS:
A.Light-year
B.Spectrum
C.Apparent magnitude
D.Absolute magnitude
ANSWER
C. Apparent magnitude
7. WHAT COLOR ARE THE HOTTEST STARS?
A.Red
B.Yellow
C.Orange
D.Blue
ANSWER
D. Blue
8. THE BRIGHTNESS OF A STAR AT A DISTANCE OF
32.6 LIGHT-YEARS FROM EARTH IS KNOWN AS:
A.Light-year
B.Spectrum
C.Apparent magnitude
D.Absolute magnitude
ANSWER
D. Absolute Magnitude
9. WHAT ARE THE WAYS SCIENTISTS CLASSIFY
STARS?
A.Temperature
B.Brightness
C.Composition
D.All of the above
ANSWER
D. All of the above
10. RIGEL (BLUE) AND BETELGEUSE (RED) ARE BOTH STARS
IN THE CONSTELLATION ORION. WHICH STAR WOULD BE
CONSIDERED HOTTER?
A.Rigel because blue stars are the
hottest.
B.Betelgeuse because red stars are the
hottest.
C. Neither, yellow stars are the hottest.
ANSWER
A. Rigel because blue stars are
the hottest
.
11. AN APPARENT SHIFT IN THE POSITION OF AN
OBJECT WHEN VIEWED FROM DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS IS …
• A. Absolute Magnitude
• B. Apparent Magnitude
• C. Parallax
• D. Spectrum
ANSWER
• C. Parallax
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