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Worksheets8.8B The Sun
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
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
