PES Ch 1

How far is the Sun from the Earth?

• 0.000016 feet

• 16 light years

• 0.16 light years

• 0.000016 light years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following objects is the closest to you?

• The sun

• Pluto

• Venus

• Prima Centari

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What does a light year measure?

• distance

• time

• brightness

• size

How many stars are in out Solar System?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 7

What do stars emit(give off)? Check all that apply.

• Light years

• light

• plasma

• heat

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

____________ affects how many stars we see at night.

• wind speed

• the Sun

• light pollution

The picture above shows the stars in the constellation the Big Dipper. Are the stars in the Big Dipper closer or farther from Earth than the Sun?

• Closer than the Sun

• Farther than the Sun

• Same distance as the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

From Earth, why does the sun look so much larger than other stars? Choose all that apply

• It's the biggest star

• It's the brightest star

• It's the closest star

• It's the yellowest star

You have a basketball and a baseball. What can you do to make the baseball look bigger than the basketball.

• Put the baseball way closer to you than the basketball

• Put the basketball way closer to you than the baseball

• Put them both at the same distance from you.

What does this chart tell us about the Sun

• The Sun is yellow

• The sun is the smallest star in the galaxy

• The Sun is the closest star to Earth

• The Sun is the farthest star from Earth