Chapter 5 Quiz, What you can observe about the sun

Something about an object that you can observe is.....

• property
• star
• telescope
• brightness

The amount of light that reaches your eye from an object such as a star is.....

• light
• brightness
• size
• color

A tool that magnifies objects and makes them look closer and bigger is a .....

• thermometer
• scale
• telescope
• tool

The order the star colors from coolest to hottest is......

• red, yellow, white, blue
• blue, white, yellow, red
• red, white, blue, yellow
• yellow, red, blue, white

A ________________________ collects more light than your eyes can, so when you look through it, you can see more stars.

• window
• photograph
• mirror
• telescope

Stars seem so small when you look at them with your eyes alone, because they are _________ away from us.

• miles
• feet
• light-years
• galaxies 

Hot stars and cool stars are both balls of hot gases.

• true
• false

Hot stars are blue or white and cool stars are red.

• true
• false

Hot stars have a high surface temperature and cool stars have a lower surface temperature than hot stars.

• true
• false

Why is it better to build an observatory high on a mountain rather than lower down?

• Higher altitudes have fewer clouds.
• The clouds won't be blocking your view.
• There are fewer lights from cities.
• All of the above