Stars and Sun

The amount of time it takes Earth to make one revolution around the sun is called a:

• day

• year

• month

• season

How many stars are in our solar system?

• 1

• 8

• 100

• 345,723,924,091

A student looks at stars in a telescope. Each star is the same size as the sun.

Which star is closest to Earth?

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 7

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Why can stars be seen at night, but not in the day time?

• the stars are not out in the day

• the stars only shine bright at night, & not in the day

• the stars are there, but the sun is so bright it shines over the light from the stars

• stars do not give off light in the day, only at night

Why does the sun look so large and bright in the sky?

• the sun is the largest star

• the sun has the highest temperature

• the sun is the closest star to us

• the sun is the brightest star

True or False: All stars have the same color.

• True

• False

Most stars are ____________ than Earth.

• smaller

• the same size

• bigger

A ________________ helps you see more stars & their brightness in the night sky.

• telephone

• binoculars

• glasses

• telescope

Stars that make up a pattern in the night sky are called_______________.

• puzzles

• stories

• constellations

• pictures

The type of energy that travels through space is called ________________________.

• sunshine energy

• ultra rays energy

• radiant energy

• glowing dust energy