Earth Science Chapter 3

The color of the star tells us its

• composition

• temperature

• luminosity

• mass

True or False:
As Earth turns on its axis, stars APPEAR to move across the sky.

• T
• F

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller in size.

• They are farther away from Earth than the sun.

• They have a lower temperature than the sun.

• They give off less light than the sun.

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

Which statement describes stars from coolest to hottest?

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

The brightness of a star depends on its __________. 

• size, temperature, and distance from us
• color and mass
• distance from us
• composition 

Which is NOT a property of a star?

• prettiness

• brightness

• color

• temperature

The sun appears brighter because it is closer to Earth than other stars,

• True

• False