The Universe and Stars Review

The Sun is a ________, a huge ball of glowing gases.

• planet

• asteroid

• star

• comet

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

The hottest stars are __________.

• green

• red

• yellow

• blue

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The following is true about stars: (Click ALL that apply.)

• The color of a star tells us how hot it is.

• Patterns of stars form constellations.

• Planets are a special type of star.

• There are billions of stars in the universe.

The Sun looks like the largest and brightest star in our galaxy because _________.

• It is the largest and brightest star.

• It is billions of light-years away.

• It is the closest star to us.

• The Sun is not a star, it is a planet.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Stars form in giant clouds of gas and dust. What are these clouds called?

• Black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Super Nova

• Nebula

The name of the galaxy in which our solar system is situated is the:

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Black eye

• Sombrero

The natural satellite that orbits a planet is a:

• Meteor

• Moon

• Comet

• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An instrument that is used to see distant objects in the universe

• telescope

• magnifying glass

• compass

• thermometer

Clusters of bright stars that make a dot to dot picture in the sky

• planet

• galaxy

• map

• constellation

Large objects that are made of gas or rocks are called

• asteroids

• comets

• stars

• planets