Stars vs Planets

Large objects in the universe

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Can have orbiting moons

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Are made of gases

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Appear as points of light in the night sky

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Come in different colors

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Objects can orbit them

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Come in different sizes

• Planets

• Stars

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What makes a star a star?

• It orbits the sun.

• A great singing voice.

• It produces its own light.

• Its distance and luminosity

True or False? The sun is a star.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a characteristic of stars but not planets?

• They produce their own light

• They have solid surfaces

• They orbit other stars

• They have atmospheres