Earth Science Chapter 3 PLSAS

What is the name for a glowing ball of hot gas?

• telescope

• star

• brightness

• property

What is the name of a tool that magnifies objects and makes them look bigger and closer?

• star

• brightness

• telescope

• property

What is something about an object that you can observe?

• property

• telescope

• brightness

• star

An astronomer is studying four stars with four different colors. Which color is the hottest?

• red

• blue

• white

• yellow

Why do stars look smaller than the sun?

• They give off less light than the sun.

• They are smaller in size than the sun.

• They are farther away from the Earth than the sun.

• They have a lower temperature than the sun.

Which statement BEST explains why it is easier to see stars at night?

• The stars burn brighter during the night.

• The stars move farther away during the day.

• The stars grow larger in size during the night.

• The sunlight washes out the starlight during the day.

All stars are the same size.

• True

• False

Size is a property of stars.

• True

• False

Stars can be only one color.

• True

• False

Smaller stars are called ________________.

• little stars

• the sun

• dwarf stars