A measure of the amount of light received on Earth is a star's ____. a. apparent magnitude c. position in space b. absolute magnitude d. size
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A measure of the amount of light received on Earth is a star's apparent magnitude.
There are two terms that astronomers use to describe star brightness.
One is absolute magnitude and the other is apparent magnitude.
Absolute magnitude is the brightness of the star at a standard distance- 32.6 light years. It measures the actual amount of light that a star gives off.
Apparent magnitude is a measure of the brightness or light that the earth perceives, i.e. the amount of light that the earth actually receives.
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