Discuss each question with your team. Be prepared to explain the reasoning behind your team's answers after the quiz.

  1. Which star is hottest?
    • a G5 main sequence star
    • a K2 supergiant
    • an F3 main sequence star
    • an F8 horizontal branch giant
  2. Which star would look brightest from Earth?
    • a star 800 parsecs away with an absolute magnitude of 5
    • a star 900 parsecs away with an apparent magnitude of 3
    • a star 1200 parsecs away with an apparent magnitude of 4
    • a star 10 parsecs away with an absolute magnitude of 8
  3. Bright stars appear bigger to the naked eye because ________
    • they are closer.
    • they are bigger.
    • the atmosphere scatters their light more.
    • our eyes can detect their scattered light at larger angles.
  4. When a main sequence star becomes a giant, it ________
    • increases in temperature and luminosity.
    • decreases in temperature and luminosity.
    • increases in temperature and decreases in luminosity.
    • decreases in temperature and increases in luminosity.