Seeing Stars

If an object twinkles, or looks like it's blinking in the night sky, it's an indicator of _____

• star

• planet

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which star is about 400 times bigger than the Sun, and 100,000 times more luminous?

• Polaris

• Vega

• Betelgeuse

• Sirius

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which two factors influence a stars apparent brightness?

• luminosity and its distance from us

• size and luminosity

• mass and its distance from us

• its mass and size

A star is a bright object in space that gives off light through energy that it makes _____

• using photosynthesis

• at its surface

• in its core

• using electricity

Which of the following is a name used for stars:

• Neutron

• Supergiant

• White dwarf

• All of the above

If an object moves through different parts of the sky night after night, it's likely _____

• a planet

• a star

• the Earth

• the star Enif

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Read this sentence from “Seeing Stars.”

“When you peek up, you see that some stars shine brightly. Others are dim.”

Which word BEST matches the meaning of dim as it is used in this sentence.

• light

• smart

• money

• not bright

How are these sentences connected?

• The sentences explain steps in a process.

• The sentences compare the different types of stars.

• The sentences contrast the different types of stars.

• The sentences explain the reason that stars look differently.

What does the reader understand using the information from “Seeing Stars” and the illustration on page 456?

• Stars appear to move.

• How huge the universe is.

• What the Big Dipper looks like.

• You can see different constellations in different parts of the world.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a scientific tool that uses mirrors or lenses to magnify distant objects

• Hubble craft

• telescope

• homophone