New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 5 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 5 Exam

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A student observes that some stars in the night sky look very bright and some look very dim. Which statement best explains this using what you know about star brightness and distance?

A bright-looking star could be either a very bright star that is far away or a less bright star that is close; distance and actual brightness both affect apparent brightness All bright-looking stars are always the closest stars to Earth All dim-looking stars are the smallest stars in the galaxy The brightness of a star depends only on its color

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A bright-looking star could be either a very bright star that is far away or a less bright star that is close; distance and actual brightness both affect apparent brightness

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