Distance Affects Star Brightness

Distance Affects Star Brightness

Grade 3 · Science · 45 min· Utah State Standard 4.4.1

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can describe how far away a star is affects how bright it looks to us on Earth.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

How Do We Measure the Distance to Stars?

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Imagine two stars that are the same size. Star A is closer to Earth than Star B. Which star will look brighter to us on Earth? If a star is very, very far away from Earth, will it look bright or dim to us?

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