Star Section Unit 2

Why does the sun look so big to us?

• It is the closest star to Earth.

• It is the biggest star.

• It is farthest star from Earth.

• It is the hottest.

Why do most stars look so small in the sky?

• They are close to us.

• They are far away from us.

• They are running out of gas.

• They are new stars.

True or False? Stars disappear during the day.

• True

• False

True or False: A galaxy is a group of stars.

• True

• False

What are stars?

• Rocky bodies
• Hot exploding balls of gas
• 5 pointed shapes
• Hollywood actors

All stars are the same color and same size.

• True
• False

There are ____________ stars in the sky

• hundreds

• thousands

• billions

Stars are huge balls of __________ gasses

• Hot

• Cold

• Liquid

The gasses in stars are:

• Hydrogen & Helium

• Oxygen & Nitrogen

• Atmosphere

How bright a star looks to observers on Earth is its....

• true brightness

• apparent brightness