Stars and Planets

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

• True
• False

What word best describes our sun?

• Average
• Supergiant
• Dwarf
• Red Giant

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

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

What is the name of the largest stars?

• Protostars
• Supergiants
• Red Giants
• Dwarf Stars

True or False
Constellations are stars that appear to be in a pattern.

• True
• False

To get the sun to appear bigger in our sky, how would the distance between the sun and earth have to change?

• Earth would have to move closer to the sun
• Earth would have to move farther from the sun

What are stars?

• Rocky bodies
• Hot exploding balls of gas
• 5 pointed shapes
• Hollywood actors

Planets that are farther from the sun

• take more time to orbit
• take less time to orbit