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Star Magnitudes and Multiplying Decimals
In this star magnitude and multiplying decimals worksheet, students solve 5 problems using the magnitudes of given stars to determine which stars are the brightest, they determine the magnitude differences of stars and they sort given...
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Star Brightness
In this brightness of stars learning exercise, high schoolers answer 7 questions about the apparent magnitudes of stars, the sun, and the moon. They compare the brightness of stars, galaxies, astronomical objects and the sun.
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Star Magnitudes
In this stars worksheet, students use a chart comparing the absolute and apparent magnitudes for different stars to complete 4 fill in the blank and 2 short answer questions.
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How Many Quasars Are There?
In this quasars worksheet, students read about how astronomers can detect quasars by their luminosity. Students use a given equation to solve 4 problems including finding quasar magnitude, determining the number of quasars with given...