Stars

What is a star?

• a natural satellite that orbits the Earth
• a large, bright ball of burning gas

What is the name of the star in our solar system?

• Venus
• Sun
• Jupiter
• Mars

Why does the sun seem so much larger than other stars?

• It is farther away than other stars.

• It is brighter than other stars.

• It is closer to Earth than the other stars.

• It is the largest star in the universe.

What color are the hottest stars?

• red
• yellow
• orange
• blue

What color are the coolest stars?

• red
• blue
• yellow
• orange

What tool do we use to help us see stars more clearly?

• telescopes
• cell phones
• cameras
• video cameras

A telescope.....

• makes an image from far away look blurry.
• makes an image from far away look dimmer.
• doesn't change the way we see an object from far away.
• makes an image look clearer.

What sizes can stars be?

• only medium sized

• all different sizes

• only tiny sized

• medium and large only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Stars that are very bright, large & burn at the highest temperature

• Blue Giant stars

• Red Giant

• Neutron stars

• Proto stars

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The smallest and the most common stars giving off very little light.

• Blue Giant stars

• Red Dwarf stars

• White Dwarf stars

• Neutron stars