The Sun is a star
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS1-1 · England: KS2 Y5 Earth and space
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Question 1
Some stars are much bigger and brighter than the Sun. Why do they look like tiny dots?
- A. They are very small.
- B. They are extremely far away.
- C. Clouds cover them.
- D. They are made of ice.
Question 2
Two identical lamps are switched on in a dark field. Lamp A is 2 m away and lamp B is 8 m away. Which looks brighter?
- A. lamp A
- B. lamp B
- C. they look the same
Question 3
The Sun and other stars: which statement is true?
- A. The Sun is a planet.
- B. Stars at different distances can look equally bright.
- C. A star that looks dim must be small.
- D. The Sun is the biggest star in space.
Question 4
Some stars are much bigger and brighter than the Sun. Why do they look like tiny dots?
- A. They are made of ice.
- B. They are extremely far away.
- C. They are very small.
- D. Clouds cover them.
Question 5
Two identical lamps are switched on in a dark field. Lamp A is 3 m away and lamp B is 12 m away. Which looks brighter?
- A. lamp A
- B. lamp B
- C. they look the same
Question 6
The Sun and other stars: which statement is true?
- A. The next closest star is so far that its light takes over 4 years to reach us.
- B. A star that looks dim must be small.
- C. The Sun is a planet.
- D. The Sun is the biggest star in space.
Question 7
About how long does sunlight take to reach Earth?
- A. about 8 minutes
- B. less than a second
- C. about a year
- D. about a day
Question 8
Two identical lamps are switched on in a dark field. Lamp A is 4 m away and lamp B is 12 m away. Which looks brighter?
- A. lamp A
- B. lamp B
- C. they look the same
Question 9
The Sun and other stars: which statement is true?
- A. A star that looks dim must be small.
- B. The next closest star is so far that its light takes over 4 years to reach us.
- C. The Sun is the biggest star in space.
- D. The Sun is a planet.
Question 10
Why does the Sun look so much bigger and brighter than other stars?
- A. It is the biggest star in the universe.
- B. It is much closer to us than any other star.
- C. Other stars are switched off.
- D. It is not a star.
Question 11
Two identical lamps are switched on in a dark field. Lamp A is 4 m away and lamp B is 16 m away. Which looks brighter?
- A. lamp A
- B. lamp B
- C. they look the same
Question 12
The Sun and other stars: which statement is true?
- A. A star that looks dim must be small.
- B. The Sun is the biggest star in space.
- C. The Sun is a planet.
- D. The next closest star is so far that its light takes over 4 years to reach us.
Question 13
Why does the Sun look so much bigger and brighter than other stars?
- A. It is the biggest star in the universe.
- B. It is not a star.
- C. Other stars are switched off.
- D. It is much closer to us than any other star.
Question 14
Two identical lamps are switched on in a dark field. Lamp A is 12 m away and lamp B is 4 m away. Which looks brighter?
- A. lamp A
- B. lamp B
- C. they look the same
Question 15
The Sun and other stars: which statement is true?
- A. The Sun is the biggest star in space.
- B. The Sun is a planet.
- C. The next closest star is so far that its light takes over 4 years to reach us.
- D. A star that looks dim must be small.
Question 16
Why does the Sun look so much bigger and brighter than other stars?
- A. Other stars are switched off.
- B. It is not a star.
- C. It is much closer to us than any other star.
- D. It is the biggest star in the universe.
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