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Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

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The stars in a constellation appear to be close to each other in the shape, but may be ______  in space.

• very close
• some are close
• great distances apart
• some are great distances apart

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Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

• It is far away
• It is very big
• It is the closest star to earth
• It is a planet

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A  _________________________ is a sphere of very hot, burning gas.

• star
• galaxy
• moon

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Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

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The sun is the closest ________ to the Earth

• Star

• Moon

• Planet

• Asteroid

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The sun is the star nearest to Earth.

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE The sun seems brighter because it is bigger than other stars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Stars appear so small from Earth because....

• they are closer than the sun.

• they are the same distance as the sun.

• they are farther away from Earth.

• they are tiny objects.

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The stars we see in each constellation appear to be close to each other in the but actually may be great distances apart in space.

• True

• False

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