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Grade 5 Sun
Which best explains why the Sun appears brighter in the day than the stars appear at night?
  1. The Sun is much larger than Earth.
  2. The Sun is much larger than the other stars.
  3. The Sun is much hotter than the other stars.
  4. The Sun is much closer to Earth than the other stars.
Grade 5 Sun
Which of the following words describes the Sun?
  1. comet
  2. star
  3. moon
  4. planet
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun provides us with heat and light.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Sun
Dark spots that appear on the surface of the Sun are called
  1. sunburn.
  2. black dots.
  3. flares.
  4. sunspots.
Grade 5 Sun
Alpha Centauri is the next closest star system to our solar system. Imagine that you are able to travel to the Alpha Centauri system. From there you look back at our Sun.

Which statement describes how the Sun looks from your new location compared to how it looks from Earth?
  1. The Sun looks larger and brighter.
  2. The Sun looks smaller and brighter.
  3. The Sun looks larger and less bright.
  4. The Sun looks smaller and less bright.
Grade 5 Sun
It is safe to look directly at the Sun as long as you are wearing sunglasses.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is the only            star             in our solar system.
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is made up mostly of these two very light gases.
  1. helium and hydrogen
  2. helium and oxygen
  3. helium and carbon
  4. carbon and hydrogen
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is                 star in our solar system.
  1. the only
  2. one of many
  3. not a
Grade 5 Sun
What type of star is our Sun?
  1. a blue star
  2. a yellow star
  3. a red star
  4. a green star
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is made mostly of hydrogen and iron.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun gives off energy that heats and lights Earth.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Sun
Strong explosions from the Sun, that send out giant streams of heat and light, are known as                .
  1. satellites
  2. flares
  3. coronas
  4. solar cells
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is made up primarily of
  1. oxygen and helium.
  2. sulfuric acid and nitrogen.
  3. iron and oxygen.
  4. hydrogen and helium.
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is a                -sized star.
  1. large
  2. small
  3. medium
  4. tiny
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is the center of
  1. the Milky Way Galaxy.
  2. the universe.
  3. our solar system.
Grade 5 Sun
Earth is              93 million              miles away from the Sun.
Grade 5 Sun
Sunspots are dark spots on the Sun's surface. These areas are                 than the rest of the Sun's surface.
  1. harder
  2. softer
  3. warmer
  4. cooler
Grade 5 Sun
What are dark spots on the Sun's surface?
  1. axes
  2. comets
  3. sunspots
  4. asteroids
Grade 5 Sun
The auroras, or the northern and southern lights, are caused by solar particles that enter Earth's atmosphere.
  1. True
  2. False
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