Stars and their Brightness Lesson

​Stars & their Brightness

By Brittany Rooker

1)

Stars are a ball of gas that releases heat and light.

2)

Stars are classified by size = brightness

Multiple Select

How are stars classified?

• Shape

• Size

• Brightness

• Looks

Multiple Choice

Small stars are _____.

• bright

• dim

Multiple Choice

Large stars are _____.

• bright

• dim

3)

The sun is medium sized star with medium brightness.

Multiple Choice

There are stars that are brighter and dimmer than our sun.

• true

• false

4)

Even though stars can be very large and bright, when looking at them from Earth, they can look small and dim because they are very far away.

Multiple Choice

Why do very large stars look dim from Earth at night even though they're brighter than the sun?

• They're close to Earth.

• They're far from Earth.

Multiple Choice

Why can't we see other stars during the day when we know some stars are brighter than our sun?

• Our sun is the closest star to Earth.

• Our sun is the brightest star.

• Our sun is the only star in space.