Stars

How many stars are in our solar system?

• too many to count

• billions

• one

• only the stars that we can see

Why does the sun feel so hot and look like the brightest star in our sky?

• It is yellow.

• It is the biggest star.

• We can see it in the daytime.

• It is the closest star to earth.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Stars are composed of _____________.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

Stars emit which two forms of energy?

• fire and ice

• fire and heat

• heat and light

• light and fire

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Peter has learned that many stars are actually larger than the sun. If this is true, why do these stars appear like tiny points of light in the night sky?

• These stars are hotter than the sun.

• These stars are farther away from Earth than the sun.

• These stars have less mass than the sun

• These stars are made of different chemicals than the sun.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Stars are always the same ___________.

• color

• shape

• size

• distance from Earth

If two stars are the same size, then _______________________.

• the cooler star will be brighter than hotter star

• the smaller star will always appear brighter than the bigger star

• the star that is closer to the Earth will appear brighter than the star that is farther away

• stars are all the same brightness no matter how far away

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

The stars in a constellation APPEAR to be close to each other in the shape, but they actually may be ______.

• very close to each other

• great distances apart from each other

• in our Solar System

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.

• Earth

• sun

• moon

• other planets

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The main gases that burn within the sun are

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Neon and Sulfur

• Hydrogen and Helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1