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Astronomers give stellar temperatures on which scale?
AKilowatt
BKelvin
CKilogram
DKilometre
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Kelvin
1. An absolute scale starting at absolute zero is used.
2. That scale is standard in astronomy.
3. It is the kelvin scale.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 5, Radiation and Spectra._
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