Star Assessment

Name the largest known star in the universe

• UY Scuti

• Sun

• Canopus

• Sirius

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Name the star which twice massive and 20 times brighter than Sun

• Sirius

• Canopus

• Canis Majoris

• None

Name the brightest star in milky-way galaxy

• Sirius A

• Canopus

• Sun

• None

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds where all stars form?

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What are stars?

• Rocky bodies
• Burning balls of gas
• 5 pointed shapes
• Hollywood actors

True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What is the death of a massive star known as

• Supernova

• Black dwarf

• White dwarf

• None