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10 - Star Magnitude Worksheet

1. The document provides information about star magnitudes and celestial objects. It lists rules for comparing star magnitudes, with negative numbers being brighter than positive numbers. 2. It then asks the student to rearrange a list of celestial objects from brightest to dimmest based on their magnitudes. 3. Additional questions assess the student's understanding of comparing apparent and absolute magnitudes using a table of stellar data. It asks the student to determine which stars appear brightest but may not actually be the brightest based on their absolute magnitudes and distances.

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10 - Star Magnitude Worksheet

1. The document provides information about star magnitudes and celestial objects. It lists rules for comparing star magnitudes, with negative numbers being brighter than positive numbers. 2. It then asks the student to rearrange a list of celestial objects from brightest to dimmest based on their magnitudes. 3. Additional questions assess the student's understanding of comparing apparent and absolute magnitudes using a table of stellar data. It asks the student to determine which stars appear brightest but may not actually be the brightest based on their absolute magnitudes and distances.

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Name: ____________________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ________________

Star Magnitude
Rules to follow:

 A negative number is brighter than a positive number.


 If negative, higher numbers are brighter.
 If positive, lower numbers are brighter.

Part I: Rearrange the following celestial objects from the brightest to the dimmest.

(Brightest) 1. 5. 9.

2. 6. 10.

3. 7. 11.

4. 8. 12. (Dimmest)

Celestial objects: Altair (0.08), Full moon (-12.6), Mars (-2.5), Sirius (-1.43), Capella (0.09), Rigel (0.15),
Betelguese (0.42), Venus (-4.4), Jupiter (-2.8), Sun (-26.8), Vega (0.04), Fomalhaut (1.25)

Part II: Use the data for the stars on the table
to answer the following questions: Distance
Apparent Absolute
Star Name From Earth
Magnitude Magnitude
1) Which star appears brightest? (light years)
Rigel 800 0.1 -8.1
2) Is this star actually the brightest?
Star A 76 8.1 12.4
3) Which star is actually brightest?
Sirius 13 -1.4 1.5
4) Does the farthest away star appear the dimmest?
Krugar A 34 9.7 11.7
5) Which star appears dimmest?
Betelgeuse 640 0.4 -4.5
6) Which star is actually dimmest?
Pollux 42 1.2 1.0
7) How many of these stars appear to be
Vega 16 0.0 0.5
brighter than Betelgeuse? Arcturus 26 -0.1 -0.3
8) How many actually are brighter than Betelgeuse? Star X ? 1.8 1.8

Part III: Use your notes on temperature (and your brain) to answer the following:

9) If Sirius is a blue star, what is its temperature?


10) Star A is the coolest star on the data table. What color do you think it would be?
11) Vega is a white star, and Betelgeuse is a red star. Which is hotter?
12) The distance for Star X is not given. How far away do you think it is from Earth?
13) Like most stars, Sirius is made of what two gases?
14) If Betelgeuse is the biggest star on the data table, then why do you think Rigel has greater absolute magnitude?
15) How can a star with a greater mass (Rigel) be smaller in size than one with less mass (Betelgeuse)?

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