Week 28: What is a Star?

What natural phenomenon rises and sets in the sky every day?

• the sun

• the comet

• the stars

• the planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Norse people believed that the sun was a goddess named __________.

• Astra

• Sol

• Luna

• Stella

Which type of scientist studies space?

• Astronomer

• Geologist

• Biologist

• Astrologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All stars are balls of __________.

• fossil fuels

• hydrogen gas

• radiation

• oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What element do hydrogen atoms transform into within our sun?

• carbon

• oxygen

• helium

• aliminum

Heat and light are products of a process called __________.

• absorbtion

• fusion

• condensation

• fission

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is a solar flare?

• when the sun maintains its brightness

• a sudden dimness from the sun

• a sudden brightness from the sun

• when the sun stops shining.

What amazing light shows in the sky are caused by the collision of electrically charged particles?

• auroras

• shooting stars

• supernovas

• solar flares

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

In what year did a solar flare hit the Earth?

• 1980

• 1987

• 1990

• 2000

Why are stars not visible during the day?

• The moon is in the way.

• Stars do not shine at night.

• The sun's light is too powerful.

• The earth blocks their light.