B The Sun

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

• Extremely Large and Cold

• Small with a medium temperature

• Medium size with medium temperature

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs

• Supergiants

• Main Sequence

• Giants

Compared to other stars temperature , our Sun is considered

• cooler

• warmer

• AVERAGE

• the same

Compared to other stars size , our Sun is considered

• smaller

• bigger

• AVERAGE

• the same

Compared to other stars brightness , our Sun is considered

• brighter

• dimmer

• AVERAGE

• the same

Where would our Sun be located in the Milky Way?

• A

• B

• C

How many star that are visible in the sky are closer to Earth than the Sun?

• only one

• none of them

• all of them

• about half

Why is the Sun the only star Earth gets its energy from?

• the sun is brighter than the other stars

• the sun is much hotter than the other stars

• the sun is closer than the other stars

• the sun is more dense than the other stars

Which star is most like our Sun?

• Capella

• alpha centauri a

• Procyon B

• Canopus

With the use of the Hubble Telescope, scientists recently discovered a giant runaway star. It is 90 times bigger than the sun and is not very hot and red in color. It is also a very bright star, how come from Earth it does not seem as bright as the sun?

• the sun is different color than the runaway star

• the sun is older than the runaway star

• the sun is closer to earth than the runaway star

• the sun is made of different elements than the runaway star