In Figuring Out the Evolutionary Tracks on the H-R Diagram

question 8

Multiple Choice

In figuring out the evolutionary tracks on the H-R diagram, astronomers

• A) look at fossils from many times in Earth's history in a museum
• B) observe one star over the course of several decades
• C) make model stars on a computer and then follow how their characteristics will change with time
• D) use big telescopes to observe how the outer layers of stars fall in during the protostar stage
• E) send robot probes to the Sun

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