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Stars: Quiz
Stars Quiz
A star during most of its life is called a
[A] white dwarf
[B] main sequence star
[C] Sun
The nuclear fusion reactions that power a star occur in
[A] the corona
[B] the central core
[C] the radioactive core
Under non-eclipse conditions, the part of the star that we see in visible light is the
[A] photosphere
[B] chromosphere
[C] corona
[D] All of the above
Studying X-ray emissions from stars help scientists learn about
[A] the mass
[B] the age
[C] the rotation period
[D] All of the above