Brandon learns that a star's luminosity is a measure of the star's absolute brightness, and isdetermined by a combination of the star's physical properties. Which of the following correctlydescribes the relationship between the luminosity of two stars that have the same radius?
a. The star is hotter will have a lower luminosity.
b. The star that is hotter will have a higher luminosity.
c. The stars’ luminosities will depend on how close they are to the Sun.
d. The stars will have the same luminosity since their radii are the same.

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Brandon learns that a star's luminosity is a measure of the star's absolute brightness, and isdetermined by a combination of the star's physical properties. Which of the following correctlydescribes the relationship between the luminosity of two stars that have the same radius?
a. The star is hotter will have a lower luminosity.
b. The star that is hotter will have a higher luminosity.
c. The stars’ luminosities will depend on how close they are to the Sun.
d. The stars will have the same luminosity since their radii are the same.

e.mccormick · Answer

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