Why can't you see stars during the day?

Why can't you see stars during the day?

5th Grade

5 Qs

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Why can't you see stars during the day?

Why can't you see stars during the day?

Assessment

Passage

Mathematics

5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Andrew Collura

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the intense brightness of the sun overwhelm the light emitted by the stars?

Because the sun is much closer to us than any other star

Because the sun is much larger than any other star

Because the sun emits more light than any other star

Because the stars are too far away from us

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the tiny particles in the Earth's atmosphere that scatter sunlight?

Dust and water droplets

Stars and planets

Clouds and rain

Smoke and pollution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are stars not visible during the day?

Because the sun is too bright

Because stars only come out at night

Because stars are too far away

Because the atmosphere blocks their light

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the human eye not sensitive enough to detect the faint light of stars during the day?

Because the human eye is designed to see better in the dark

Because the light of the stars is too dim compared to the brightness of the sun

Because the human eye can only detect light within a certain range of intensity

Because the atmosphere scatters the sunlight and makes it difficult to see the stars

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason why stars are not visible during the day?

The Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight

The Earth's atmosphere absorbs starlight

Stars are too far away to be seen during the day

Stars only become visible at night