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What does the color of a star help to determine about the star?

The color of a star determines the heat of the star. For example; a white dwarf star does not produce nearly as much heat as our sun does. However, one day, our sun will turn into a white dwarf star. When this happens there will not be enough heat to live on Earth.


What does a star's color tell you about that star?

A star's color indicates its temperature. Hotter stars emit more blue light and appear blue or white, while cooler stars emit more red light and appear red or orange. By studying a star's color, astronomers can determine its temperature and infer other properties like its age and size.


What information can be derived from the color of a star?

The color of a star can provide information about its temperature and age. Hotter stars tend to appear blue while cooler stars appear redder. By studying the color of a star, astronomers can determine its surface temperature and stage in its life cycle.


How do scientists tell if a star is warm or cold?

Scientists determine a star's temperature by analyzing its spectrum of light. The color and intensity of certain lines in a star's spectrum reveal its temperature. Hotter stars appear blue or white, while cooler stars appear red.


Are red stars old or new?

The color of a star does not directly determine its age. Red stars are large and a little less hot then the Sun. Scientists can use the color of a star to determine its heat and then using that and its mass determine how old it is.

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How you can determine the star of a star planet?

You can determine star of a star planet by its color also you can determine its temperature by its color by:Joshua R. Dapitillo thanks=)


Which property of a star can be determine by color?

temperature


One way in which scientists can determine the surface temperature of a star is by its A. brightness. B. composition. C. color. D. mass.?

its color does determine the temperature of star.


What is important about the color of the stars?

the color of the stars usually determines how old and how hot the star is it can also determine when the star will go supernova


What does the color of a star help to determine about the star?

The color of a star determines the heat of the star. For example; a white dwarf star does not produce nearly as much heat as our sun does. However, one day, our sun will turn into a white dwarf star. When this happens there will not be enough heat to live on Earth.


One way in which scientists can determine the surface temperature of a star is by its?

There are several things scientists can do to determine the surface temperature of a star. Formulas utilizing Wein's law and the Stefanâ??Boltzmann law can calculate stellar temperatures. However, for a rough estimate, scientists can also use the color of a star in order to determine surface temperature.


What does a star's color tell you about that star?

A star's color indicates its temperature. Hotter stars emit more blue light and appear blue or white, while cooler stars emit more red light and appear red or orange. By studying a star's color, astronomers can determine its temperature and infer other properties like its age and size.


What information can be derived from the color of a star?

The color of a star can provide information about its temperature and age. Hotter stars tend to appear blue while cooler stars appear redder. By studying the color of a star, astronomers can determine its surface temperature and stage in its life cycle.


How do scientists tell if a star is warm or cold?

Scientists determine a star's temperature by analyzing its spectrum of light. The color and intensity of certain lines in a star's spectrum reveal its temperature. Hotter stars appear blue or white, while cooler stars appear red.


If you wanted determine the temperature of a star what measurements would you make?

Emission Spectrum


Are red stars old or new?

The color of a star does not directly determine its age. Red stars are large and a little less hot then the Sun. Scientists can use the color of a star to determine its heat and then using that and its mass determine how old it is.


What are three ways we determine a star?

It isn't clear what you want to determine about the star.