Stars: Fact or Fiction and our Sun

Our Sun is a giant star.

• True

• False

The stars we can see are part of our own galaxy.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Every star you see in the sky is bigger and brighter than our Sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The color of a star depends on its temperature.

• True

• False

Red stars are cool and blue stars are hot.

• True

• False

There are visible green stars.

• True

• False

Our Sun is a red star.

• True

• False

We can tell how far a star is based on its light.

• True

• False

A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior.

• Star

• Sun

• Prominence

• Radiation

The luminous star around which the Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.

• Star

• Sun

• Prominence

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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