Multiple Choice
The most accurate way to determine the surface temperature of a star is to study
A) the pattern of absorption lines from various atoms.
B) the relative intensities of light measured through different photometric filters.
C) the peak wavelength of the star's continuum blackbody spectrum.
D) pattern of emission lines that are on the star's spectrum.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q29: A star's apparent magnitude is a measure
Q31: The mass of a visual binary pair
Q32: Giant stars are <img src="https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/TB7781/.jpg" alt="Giant stars
Q36: How is a luminosity class assigned to
Q36: To observe a spectroscopic binary, we must
Q51: The correct sequence of spectral type letters
Q69: Luminosity class IV objects are known as
Q77: Doppler-shift observations of a spectroscopic binary star
Q79: We know that giant stars are larger
Q98: The location of a star in the