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WorksheetsStar Gazing - virtual lab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
All stars have the same apparent brightness.
true
false
A star might be very bright but not look very bright to us because it is far away.
true
false
Solar brightness compares the brightness of a star to the brightness of our sun.
For example the star Eta Ursae Minoris is 7 times brighter than our sun. Therefore, Eta Ursae Minoris has a solar brightness of _________.
5
6
7
8
The Little Dipper is a __________
comet
constellation
planet
All the stars in the Little Dipper has the same apparent brightness.
true
false
Apparent brightness describes how stars
look to us from Earth
look to people from the moon
reflect light from the sun
Hercules is a __________
comet
planet
constellation
Which star would have the most apparent brightness from Earth?
a star with apparent brightness of 1
a star with apparent brightness of 6
One light year is ____________
the distance that light can travel in one year
one birthday of light
light given off from a light bulb during one year
The Little Dipper is made up of just 3 stars.
true
false
