Question

The brightness of a star depends on how much light is released by the star and how far the star is from Earth. There are two ways to describe a star's brightness.

A star's _______ brightness is the brightness seen by humans on Earth. A star's _______ brightness is its actual brightness and does not depend on where the star is viewed from.

A. apparent, absolute
B. absolute, apparent
C. terminal, initial
D. initial, terminal

Answer 1

apparent, absolute

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer.

A – apparent, absolute

Explanation:

Since, the apparent brightness is the brightness seen from the earth whereas the absolute brightness is the brightness that star would have when it would have been at a standard distance. Hence, correct answer is apparent and absolute brightness.

Thus, the correct answer is option). A.