What Is The Sun?

Which characteristic determines the color of a star?

• Temperature

• Size and shape

• Actual brightness

• Distance from Earth

Why does the sun appear so much larger than other stars even though it's a medium-sized star?

• The sun is hotter than other stars

• The sun produces more light than other stars

• The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars

• The sun is affected by Earth's gravity more than other stars are

Why do stars look like tiny points of light in the night sky?

• They are moving very fast

• The atmosphere blocks most of their light

• The stars visible at night are located very far from Earth

• Most of the light from stars is absorbed by galaxies, so it does not reach Earth

What makes the sun more important than other stars?

• Unlike other stars, the sun is very large

• When compared to other stars, the sun is the hottest

• Unlike other stars, the sun is the right color for living things

• When compared to other stars, the sun is very close to Earth

Abril looks through a telescope at the night sky. She sees several stars. Which conclusion did she likely make?

• The sun looks brighter than the stars because it is closest to Earth

• The sun looks brighter than the stars because stars do not make light

• The stars appear dimmer than the sun because they are smaller than the sun

• The stars appear brighter than the sun because there are more of them compared to just one sun

Define axis

• The imaginary line around which Earth rotates

• A pattern of stars that forms an imaginary picture or design in the sky

• A force that pulls things toward the center of Earth

• One half of Earth

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Define constellation

• One half of Earth

• The turning of Earth on its axis

• A pattern of stars that forms an imaginary picture or design in the sky

• The imaginary line around which Earth rotates

Define gravity

• One half of Earth

• A force that pulls things toward the center of Earth

• The movement of Earth one time around the sun

• The turning of Earth on its axis

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Define hemisphere

• The turning of Earth on its axis

• The path of one object in space around another object

• A force that pulls things toward the center of Earth

• One half of Earth

Define orbit

• One half of Earth

• The path of one object in space around another object

• The movement of Earth one time around the sun

• A pattern of stars that forms an imaginary picture or design in the sky

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