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What are stars?

• Stars are giant balls of gases.

• Stars are giant balls of dust.

• Stars are made from nothing.

• Stars are shiny.

Wy do some stars shine brighter than others?

• Temperature

• Distance

• Size

True or False: The sun is the biggest star.

• True

• False

True or False: The sun appears very bright because it is hotter than other stars.

• True

• False

What color are the hottest stars?

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

• Orange

• White

What color are the coolest stars?

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

• Orange

• White

Stars shine because processes in the stars produce huge amounts of _________________.

• fire

• Emma

• energy

• power

______________ means "the way something looks".

• Distance

• Apparent

• Corona

• Bright

Stars that are hotter are ___________________ than stars that are not as hot.

A __________ year is the distance light travels in one year.

• light

• sound

• star

• Addy