Types of Stars

Grade 745 minutes

Learning Objective

I can explain how stars are classified based on their properties.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain how a star's temperature is related to its color. Give examples of hot and cool stars and their corresponding colors.

2. What is a star's spectrum, and what information can be obtained from it?

3. Arrange the following star types in order of decreasing temperature: O, G, M, B, A, K, F.

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