Science (4th) Ch. 8 Lesson 4: Stars and Constellations

a hot sphere of gases in space that makes its own light

a group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the night sky

Is the Sun a planet or a star?

What is the only star we can see in the daytime?

The Sun, the only star, we can see in the (daytime nighttime).

The Sun looks larger than other stars because it is the ___________ in the solar system to Earth.

Compared to other stars, the Sun has an ___________ size.

Stars are (warmer cooler) than the Sun. What colors are stars?

The distance between Earth and the stars is measured in ___________.

A light year is equal to the distance that light travels in a ____________.

The universe may have many _________, each with billions of stars.

What is the galaxy that our Sun is a part of?

True or False As Earth travels in its orbit around the Sun, we see different constellations.

groups of stars that form patterns

Ancient people were able to track the _________ and tell __________ by grouping stars into constellations.

The Earth and Sun are made of ________.