sun and stars 2020

Which best describes the Sun?

• small, blue star

• large, red star

• medium, yellow star

• large, yellow star

What is a star?

• collection of dust that gives off heat and light

• huge ball of hot, glowing gas that gives off heat and light

• ball of electricity that gives off heat and light

• a bright burning planet that gives off heat and light

Although the Sun is much larger than the moon, why do they appear to be about the same size from Earth?

• because the moon is closer to Earth

• because they are the same size

• because the Sun is so bright

• because the moon is so bright

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Why can't we see the stars during the day?

• other stars are too small to see during the day

• the sun is so much bigger than other stars that we can't see them from Earth during the day

• the sun is so brighter that we can't see other stars during the day

• Other stars aren't close enough to see

The Sun is held together by __________.

• plasma

• heat

• gravity

• the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Earth's atmosphere helps hold in the heat from the Sun.

• True

• False

What is the relationship between the sun and life on earth?

• the sun damages life on earth

• the sun causes plants to wither and die

• the sun powers life on earth

• the sun protects life on earth

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How many of the stars, visible in the night sky, are closer to Earth than the Sun?

• all of them

• none of them

• about half of them

• only one of them

In comparison to other stars in the sky, the Sun appears brighter because it is ...

• hotter

• larger

• older

• closer

Our Sun is average-sized, average temperature, and middle aged.

• False

• True

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1