Vocabulary
A tool that is used to make objects appear larger and closer
telescope
The color of the star determines its
temperature
When we look in the night sky stars look like points of light because they are so close to Earth
False
Stars can be different in ____, _____, and ____.
Color, brightness, and size
A giant ball of hot, glowing gases
Star
This color star has the coolest temperature
red stars
Brightness does not determine distance
True
Our sun appears so big and bright because ____.
It is so close to Earth.
A unit to measure distance that is based on how far light travels in a year
light-year
This color star has the warmest temperatures
blue
The closer a star is to Earth, the dimmer and smaller it will appear
False
Stars give off energy. The sun gives us heat and ____.
light
The way objects seem based on how they look
appear
The sun is a medium hot star because it is ____. (name the color of medium hot stars)
yellow
A small star can be brighter than a big star.
True
The closer a star is to Earth, the ____ it will appear.
bigger
Groups of stars that form a picture in the night sky
constellations
The sun is the closest star to Earth.
True