Stars End of Unit Assessment

If a star has a blue color, is it hotter or cooler than our sun?

• Hotter

• Cooler

What two things do we need to know to determine how far away a star is?

• Density

• Brightness

• Amount of light emitted

• The type of star

Why do stars appear to move through the night sky?

• They get brighter and dimmer throughout the night.

• The Earth's rotation

• The Earth's weather cycles

• They are moving.

What is a group of asteroids traveling in the same path called?

• asterism

• friends

• the Milky Way

• family

Millions of stars rotating around a center

• Galaxy

• Constellation

• Meteor

• Milky Way

Name of our Galaxy

• Astronomy

• Constellation

• Snickers

• Milky Way

Collection of stars orbiting the sun

• Solar System

• Constellation

• Milky Way

• Astronomy

A group of stars that form a picture

• Astrology

• Constellation

• Asterism

• Meteorite

Match the word with its definition

• Ball of ice that orbits the sun

• Nova

• Exploding star

• Meteorite

• Cloud of dust and gas

• Nebula

• Space debris that burns up in atmosphere

• Meteor

• Space debris that reaches earth

• Comet

What is the gap between Mars and Jupiter?