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True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What word best describes our sun?

• Main Sequence Star

• Supergiant Star

• Dwarf Star

• Red Giant

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core
• the radiation zone
• the convection zone
• the corona

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• corona
• convection zone

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

• chromosphere
• photosphere
• corona
• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:

• corona
• prominences
• sunspots
• solarspots

Which type of star is the hottest?

• B

• F

• K

• M