--- title: Stars: what they are — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Space description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 17 «Stars: what they are» of the space course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Space](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/) / Stars: what they are # Stars: what they are The 15 questions of lesson 17 «Stars: what they are» of the space course of Mova's primary school with their options, 78 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/space/17-stars-what-they-are/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t1/) — My little sister says the Sun isn't a star cos stars are tiny and come out at night. what do you tell her — right ✓ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t2/) — In a cartoon a star has five points and a smiley face. What does a real star look like up close? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t3/) — A star glows blue-white and another glows red. Which is hotter? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t4/) — Why can you see far more stars in the countryside than in the city? — right ✓ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t5/) — are you thick or what, Sirius is obviously the closest star cos it's brightest. right? — right ✓ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t6/) — If you looked at the stars from the Moon, which has no air, would they twinkle? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t7/) — Most stars in the galaxy are red dwarfs. Why can't we see any of them without a telescope? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t8/) — Which is true? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t9/) — what makes the sun shine, is it like a massive bonfire — right ✓ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t10/) — If the Sun were as far away as the next nearest star, what would it look like? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/t11/) — Aldebaran, Betelgeuse and Altair all have names from which language? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/e1/) — Identify the principal process by which energy is generated within the core of the Sun. — right ✓ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/e2/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the colour of stars. — right ✓ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/e3/) — State the principal reason for the twinkling of stars as observed from the surface of the Earth. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/17-stars-what-they-are/e4/) — Identify the star which presents the greatest apparent brightness in the night sky. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [16. Meteors, meteorites and shooting stars](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/16-meteors-meteorites-and-shooting-stars/) - next →: [18. How stars live](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/18-how-stars-live/) - ↑ back to [Space](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/space/)