Earth's Place in the Universe

True or false? The Sun is the brightest star.

• True

• False

Why does the Sun appear to be the brightest star to us?

• The Sun is the closest star to the Earth.

• It is the biggest star in the galaxy.

• The Sun is the farthest away from the Earth.

• The Sun is the oldest star in the galaxy.

If two stars have the same actual brightness, why might one of them appear dimmer to us?

• The dimmer star is probably older.

• The dimmer star is further away.

• The dimmer star is closer to us.

• The brighter star has a longer lifespan.

Mrs. Saverse's class performs an experiment to study the brightness of stars based on their distance away from Earth. Hunter holds his flashlight close to the board. Caris holds her flashlight far away from the board. Whose flashlight would appear the brightest?

• Hunter's, because the closer a star is to Earth the brighter it will appear.

• Hunter's, because the closer a star is to Earth the dimmer it will appear.

• Caris's, because the further a star is to Earth the brighter it will appear.

• Caris's, because the further a star is to Earth the dimmer it will appear.

Besides the Sun, why do other stars appear to only be tiny specks of light?

• The other stars are not the same color as the Sun.

• The other stars are not as hot as the Sun.

• The other stars are not as close as the Sun.

• The other stars are not as large as the Sun.

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True or false? The Sun appears to move across the sky because it is orbiting around the Earth.

• True

• False

The Sun rises in the ___.

• North

• South

• East

• West

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The Sun sets in the ____.

• North

• South

• East

• West

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How many hours does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 100 hours

• 1 hour

The Earth rotates counterclockwise, which causes the Sun to rise in the east and set in the west. What would happen to the location of the sunrise and sunset if the Earth began to to spin the opposite direction (clockwise)?

• The sunrise and sunset would switch positions: It would rise in the west and set in the east.

• There would only ever be sunrise, and never a sunset.

• There would only ever be sunset, and never a sunrise.

• Nothing would change.

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