Stars

Stars

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Multiple Choice

What do you think a star is?

• a ball of hot gases that gives off light and heat (glows)

• tiny pieces of planets that have broken off into space

Multiple Choice

What is a light year?

• how many times we turn the lights on and off in one year

• how far light travels in one year

Multiple Choice

A nebula is a spinning cloud of hot ___________.

• fire

• stars

• gases

Multiple Choice

We can see every star from Earth with a telescope?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What gas makes up stars?

• hydrogen

• oxygen

Multiple Choice

The color of a star depends on its

• position in space

• how bright it shines

• its temperature

Proxima Centauri (taken in 2013)

Sirius Star (2018)

Multiple Choice

How many light years away is Proxima Centauri?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and can easily been seen from Earth.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why is the sun so important?

• it provides heat

• it helps support life

• all of the above

• none of the above

Open Ended

Name on thing you learned today about stars!