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Select the correct answer. What do scientists use to determine the temperature of a star? A. Thermometer B. Distance from Earth C. Composition D. Color.

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Answer: color answer D

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Color

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Thus, for stars, considering them as “black bodies”, we can get an approximate figure for their temperature by measuring their dominant frequency (color). Technically scientists measure the brightness of the blue light and that of red light from the star, and from this they can calculate the temperature of the star.

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