Stars are very far away from Earth in every direction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The sun is the only star we can see in the daytime because the sun looks so bright.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much farther to Earth than other stars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How far away is the sun from Earth?

• 160 light years

• 1 mile

• 300,000 light years

• 0.000016 light years

___________ affects the brightness of a star.

• Age of the star

• Temperature

• Distance from Earth

• Gases in the air

________ is the only star in our solar system.

• Pegasus

• Libra

• Polaris

• Sol (Sun)

How many stars, that we see at night, are closer to Earth than the sun?

• None of them

• Only One

• All of them

• About half

Some stars in our night sky are larger than our sun. However, they appear less bright than our sun. Which best explains this?

• The difference of brightness is due to the difference in distance.

• As stars get older, they give off less light.

• The smaller a star is, the more energy, so it appears brighter.

• Dust in the atmosphere absorbs the light of all the stars we see.

Which two answers are the reasons why we see stars, other than the sun, as tiny specks in the sky?

• The sun is much closer to Earth than the other stars.

• The stars we see as specks are much smaller than the Sun.

• The moon absorbs much of the light from other stars, making them look tiny.

• Other stars appear to be tiny specks because they are farther away.

• The stars we see as specks are much younger than the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which example models how the Sun appears larger than other stars?

• Mountains that are close to you have a greater volume than mountains farther away.

• People who are close to you have more mass than people who are farther away.

• Trees that are close to you appear taller than trees that are farther away.

• Houses that are close to you appear smaller than houses that are farther away.