Star Assessment

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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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

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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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

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

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.MS-ESS1-1

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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