Quiz on Stars and Constellations

A group of stars that form a star picture is called a _______.

• Constellation
• Planet

• Gravity

• Suns

What is a ball of hot burning gas?

• Star
• Earth

• Moon rocks

• Orbit

What is the sun?

• A very big planet

• A ball of hot gas

• A large glowing rock

• Lots of little fireworks

Which statement is true?

• The sun is a medium sized star

• The biggest stars are red

• All stars have the same temperature

• The sun is the farthest from Earth

Stars have different temperatures. This is shown by their _______.

• Color
• Shape

• Location in the sky

• How close to Earth they are

What causes stars to be different colors?

• Temperature

• Rainbows

• Location

• How they move

Which statement is false?

• The sun is the closest star to Earth

• All stars are the same size

What is a constellation?

• A picture in the sky made of stars

• The planets

• The sun and moon

Some stars look much brighter than others. Which sentence best explains why?

• They are made up of different stars

• Brighter stars are closer

• They are very far away from Earth

The sun is the closest star to Earth.

• True

• false