Genius Challenge - Sun and Other Stars

What is a star made of?

• burning gas

• light energy

• molten rock

• liquid metal

Why does the sun appear (look) so much larger and brighter than other stars?

• it's larger

• it's more powerful

• it's closer

• it's further away

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What did ancient people use stars and constellations for?

• art

• counting

• navigation (traveling from place to place)

• light

Which of these might be changed because of solar flares?

• phone reception

• radio broadcasts

• satellites

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What is a tool that can identify which constellations are visible in the night sky?

• globe

• planisphere

• compass

• binoculars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we only see certain constellations at certain times of the year?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation

• the movement of the stars

• the sun's motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which is the brightest star in the sky?

• Betelgeuse

• Rigel

• Sirius

• Antares

The distance from a star that allows a planet to support life is called what?

• ozone

• hamster zone

• habitable zone

• biozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About how many minutes does it take light from the sun to travel to the Earth?

• it is instant

• 14 seconds

• 8 minutes

• 1 light year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Stars that are farther away appear smaller and what?

• dimmer

• brighter

• same brightness

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1