Characteristics of Stars By: Tierney Czartoski. 1.) What is a collection of billions of stars called? 1.Galaxy 2.Parallax 3.Star Family 4.Star Circle.

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Characteristics of Stars By: Tierney Czartoski

1.) What is a collection of billions of stars called? 1.Galaxy 2.Parallax 3.Star Family 4.Star Circle

2.) How do astronomers measure distance to nearby stars? 1.Guess 2.Formula 3.Parallax 4.Calculate

3.) ____ varies from being 100 times smaller to 100 times larger than our sun. 1.Core 2.Moon 3.Atmosphere 4.Size

4.) What is told by looking at its color? 1.Name 2.Temperature 3.Age 4.Brightness

5.) What depends on the star’s size and temperature? 1.Age 2.Brightness 3.Distance 4.Name

Thank you for taking my quiz on stars.