Glow On & Seeing Stars

A star is a bright object in space that gives off light through energy that it makes _____

• using photosynthesis
• at its surface
• in its core
• using electricity

Besides Earth, how many other planets are in our solar system?

• four
• five
• six
• seven

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All of the planets travel around _____

• the Earth
• the Sun
• Saturn
• Jupiter

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Compared to stars, most visible planets appear _____

• brighter
• dimmer
• louder
• smaller

If an object in space appears to have an intense color, it's an indicator of ____

• a dwarf planet
• a planet
• a star
• an asteroid

Chunks of rock and metal that orbit around the Sun are called _____

• planets
• moon
• stars
• asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If an object moves through different parts of the sky night after night, it's likely _____

• a planet
• a star
• the Earth
• the star Enif

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If an object twinkles, or looks like it's blinking in the night sky, it's an indicator of _____

• a star
• a planet
• a dwarf planet
• an asteroid

How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?

• 200
• 400
• 400 thousand
• more than a million

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which star is about 400 times bigger than the Sun, and 100,000 times more luminous?

• Polaris
• Vega
• Betelgeuse
• Sirius

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