Stars

Name the closest star to the Earth

• Proxima Centauri

• Rigel

• The Sun

• Sirius

Why do stars to produce light?

• gravity

• they combust like a bunsen burner

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The brightness of a star as viewed from Earth is called _______.

• absolute magnitude

• apparent magnitude

• relevant magnitude

• amplitude magnitude

Our sun is a

• None of the following

• Planets

• Moon

• Star

The central star in our solar system is called

• The Milky Way

• Sun

• Northern Star

• Proxima Centauri

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In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger

• Stars get Colder

• Stars get hotter

• Stars get brighter

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Which of these stars is hottest?

• Red Star

• Cannot tell

• Orange Star

• Blue Star

Which star is the coldest?

• Yellow Star
• Red Star
• Orange Star
• Blue Star

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

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