GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

THE UNIVERSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question. Red colored stars ____
A
are stars with cool temperatures
B
are stars with hot temperatures
C
are all stars with bright luminosity.
D
are all stars with dim luminosity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Large, bright, though cool, stars called giants and supergiants appear in the upper right, and the white dwarfs, dim, small, and hot, lie in the lower left.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hot and bright stars are located at the top left of the diagram, and cool, dim stars at the bottom right. The HR diagram is a powerful tool in astronomy that allows us to probe stellar evolution and even cosmology.

Detailed explanation-3: -– If you know the position on HR diagram you know the size of the star. Supergiants–cool, bright, red, large stars • Giants–cool, bright red, less large stars • Main Sequence–spans range from hot, bright stars to cool, dim stars. White dwarfs–hot, small, dim stars.

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