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Q: Why are large stars hotter than smaller stars?
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True or false Red stars are hotter than whittish- blue stars?

False. Blue giants(or hypergiants) are hotter than Red giant stars. White dwarves are also hotter but they are smaller than blue giants. (As is implied by the name.)


What is a clue to a stars temperature?

Its colour. White stars are hotter than blue stars which are hotter than yellow which are hotter than orange, which are hotter than red.


Why do bigger stars die more quickly?

Bigger stars get hotter, and use up their fuel much faster than smaller stars.


Is the sun hotter or cooler than red and blue stars?

The sun is hotter than red stars but cooler than blue stars,


Why are the stars smaller than the moon?

Stars are smaller than the moon because they are further away. They're not actually smaller, its just because they are so far away. Stars are actually very large.


How does the HR diagram explain why some smaller cooler stars are brighter than larger hotter stars?

In terms of absolute magnitude, a larger hotter star will necessarily be more luminous than a smaller cooler star. However, if a smaller cooler star is much closer to us than a larger hotter star, it may appear to be brighter. None of this has anything to do with the HR diagram.


What is hotter than white hot?

Blue or purple stars are hotter than the whites


Why are stars hotter than the surrounding area?

stars are hotter than the surrounding area because the surrounding area isn't so hot.


Which is hotter red stars or whitish - blue stars?

White Dwarves and Blue giants are both hotter than Red giant stars.


Do blue or yellow stars live longer?

Blue Star- blue stars the super giants of the sky. they are much larger than yellow stars (about 3 times bigger) and hotter. Yellow Stars- yellow stars are a lot smaller and cooler an example is our sun. Therefore, because blue stars are hotter than yellow- they burn their nuclear fuel a lot faster and live for a shorter time.


Is a blue star hotter than a red giant?

blue stars are hotter


Which is hotter rigel or aldebaran?

your mom is hotter than all the stars combined!