Stars and the Moon

Stars have different:

• Brightness

• Colour

• Size

• All of the above

A 6th magnitude star is brighter than a 1st magnitude star.

• True

• False

You can see Altair, Deneb and Vega forming the Summer ______________ in the eastern sky.

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

• Rectangle

Groups of stars are known as ____________ and have been given names.

• Phases

• Astronomy

• Constellations

• Sagittarius

Select all the correct sentences.

• The Sun is a huge ball of burning gas.

• The Sun orbits (goes around) the Earth.

• The Sun is about 5 times bigger than the Earth.

• The Sun is the closest star to the Earth.

Blue-white stars are hotter than red-orange stars.

• True

• False

The position of the stars change in the sky because:

• The Earth is spinning

• The stars are moving

• The clouds are changing

• The Sun is shining

The arrangement (organization) of stars and constellations change.

• True

• False

The Earth orbits (goes around) the _________________, while the ________________ orbits the _________________.

• Moon, Sun, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Earth, Sun, Moon

• Sun, Moon, Earth

How does the Moon shine?

• It reflects light from the Sun.

• The Moon creates its own light.

• It reflects light from the Earth's oceans.

• There is electricity on the Moon to make it shine.