Earth Science – Chapter 16 – Quiz 14 – Flashcards
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Which one of the objects listed below has the largest size?
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galaxies
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Stars with a surface temperature 3000 K appear red in color.
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True
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Which main-sequence stars are the most massive?
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blue
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Which color stars have the highest surface temperature?
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blue
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The measure of a star's brightness is called its ___________.
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magnitude
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Hubble's law states that galaxies are receding from us at a speed that is proportional to their _____________.
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distance
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The final stage in the evolution of the most massive stars is a ___________.
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black hole
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The most dense objects known are black holes.
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True
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The larger the magnitude number, the brighter will be the star.
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False
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Using stellar parallax, astronomers are able to determine the distance to even the most distant stars.
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False
