Observing the Stars Quiz

Name

Homeroom

• Carpenter
• LeBoeuf
• Platt
• Portune
• Starnes

1.) To use the senses to examine or inspect

• Sun
• Star
• Apparent brightness
• Observe

2.) The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth

• Sun
• Star
• Apparent brightness
• Observe

3.) The brightness of a star perceived by an observer on Earth

• Sun
• Star
• Apparent brightness
• Observe

4.) A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat

• Star
• Apparent brightness
• Observe

5.) A star’s _____________________ is one characteristic that determines how bright it appears to us.

• name
• size
• rotation

6.) The farther a star is from Earth, the ___________ it will appear.

• brighter
• dimmer
• larger

7.) The Sun appears to be so bright in the sky because it is the ___________ star to Earth.

• closest
• farthest away

8.) How many of the stars, visible in the night sky, are closer to Earth than the sun?

• All of them
• About half
• None of them
• One of them