Our Closest Star Quiz

What is a star?

• A ball of extremely hot gases

• A large yellow ball

• A blazing object in the night sky

• A tiny white light

What is the sun?

• A tiny white light

• A large yellow ball

• A ball of extremely hot gases

• A blazing object in the night sky

What is the temperature of gases at the sun's surface?

• 1 million degrees

• 27 million degrees

• 10,000 degrees

• 100 degrees

What color do the hottest stars glow?

• White

• Yellow

• Coppery red

• Bluish-white

What is the size of the sun compared to Earth?

• Larger

• Cannot be determined

• The same size

• Smaller

Why can't we see other stars during the day?

• The stars are not visible during the day

• The sun blocks their light

• The stars are too far away

• The sun is too bright

How many planets the size of Earth can fit in the sun?

• Cannot be determined

• More than a million

• Exactly a million

• Less than a million

Why is the sun anything but ordinary to us on Earth?

• It is the brightest star in the sky

• It is the largest star in the universe

• It is the hottest star in the universe

• It is the closest star to Earth