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Dainsie · 07-07-2005, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

Kay raised her hand. "The next nearest star is Proxima Centauri, which is more than 30 trillion km (20 trillion mi) from Earth."

Yes! 3 points.

While light from the Sun takes only about eight minutes to reach Earth, the farthest stars are so distant that their light takes billions of years to reach Earth.

The color of stars-ranging from the deepest red through all intermediate shades of orange and yellow to an intense white-blue-depends directly on their temperature.

Fill this in:
The coolest stars are ____ and the hottest stars are ___.

07-07-2005, 07:48 AM	#45 (permalink)
Dainsie Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Exploring Posts: 16,056	T l Guitar ♥ l l Bed Police l S Quote: Originally Posted by demented_death_eater Kay raised her hand. "The next nearest star is Proxima Centauri, which is more than 30 trillion km (20 trillion mi) from Earth." Yes! 3 points. While light from the Sun takes only about eight minutes to reach Earth, the farthest stars are so distant that their light takes billions of years to reach Earth. The color of stars-ranging from the deepest red through all intermediate shades of orange and yellow to an intense white-blue-depends directly on their temperature. Fill this in: The coolest stars are ____ and the hottest stars are ___. Last edited by Dainsie; 07-07-2005 at 07:57 AM.