Brightness of the Sun

Most ______ appear brighter to us than stars do.

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Planets

• Moons

The planets revolve around the Sun

• True

• False

Last night, I looked at the night sky with my telescope. I saw something in the sky that looked like a bright orange dot! What did I probably see?

• A Shooting Star

• A Planet

• A Satellite

• An Asteroid

If I see something in the sky that looks like it is twinkling, it is probably an asteroid.

• True

• False

What is the closest star to Earth?

How many stars are in our solar system?

Why do some stars in the sky look brighter than others?

If two stars were exactly the same size but one was much further from the Earth, what might you observe?