Exploring Stars and Planets

The sun is a _____.

• Star

• Force

• Planet

• Galaxy

The physical attribute of stars are: _____

• Size and Sun

• Size and Force

• Size and Brightness

• Color and Distance

Which statement best explains why the sun appears brighter than other stars in the sky?

• The sun is bigger than all of the other stars, so it seems brighter.

• The sun is yellow, so it seems brighter than other stars.

• The sun is closer to the earth, so it seems brighter than other stars.

• The sun is farther from the earth, so it has to be brighter than other stars.

The students in Mrs. Green’s class are studying the sun and the stars. They used the picture above to make an argument about the size of the sun.

• “The sun is the largest star in the universe because it looks big in the picture.”

• “The earth is bigger than the sun. In the picture you can see the earth is the biggest.”

• “The sun looks bigger than the other stars because in the picture it is closest to the earth.”

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To get the sun to appear bigger in our sky, how would the distance between the sun and earth have to change?

• Earth would have to move closer to the sun.

• Earth would have to move farther from the sun.

Janet is looking at a picture of Mars. She thinks it was taken from a telescope. What question will help her figure out what technology was used? Choose the best answer.

• How many miles is Mars from Earth?

• Has a human landed on Mars?

• Was this picture taken from Earth or an image sent from space?

• Was this picture taken from the surface of Mars?

If two stars are the same distance from the Earth, the smaller star will appear brighter.

• True

• False

What is the brightest star in the solar system?

• All stars are the same brightness.

• Sun

• Moon

• Constellations

How are stars different than planets?

• Stars are made of gasses and planets are not.

• There is no difference. They both give off light.

• Planets give off their own light.

• Stars give off their own light.

Sam is looking at a picture of Venus. He thinks it was taken by a space probe. What question could he ask to figure out what technology was used?

• Was the photo taken from Earth?

• Was the photo taken from the surface of Venus?

• Was the photo taken from space?