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📖 Why Stars Have Different Colors

A star's surface temperature strongly affects its color. Hotter stars tend to appear blue-white, while cooler stars appear orange or red. Color gives astronomers information about temperature. A star's apparent brightness, however, also depends on size and distance.

1. What key idea begins the explanation?

 

2. What mechanism or supporting detail is described?

 

3. What additional evidence or effect is given?

 

4. How does the final detail deepen the explanation?

 

✏️ Writing

Write 1–2 developed paragraphs explaining why stars have different colors. Use evidence and cause-and-effect reasoning.

➕ Math

1. 6 + 4 × 3 = ______
2. (6 + 4) × 3 = ______
3. 24 ÷ 6 + 5 = ______
4. Explain why the first two problems have different answers: __________________

🎨 Color & Create

Create a labeled model or diagram that explains why stars have different colors.

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📖 Reading Answers

  1. A star's surface temperature strongly affects its color.
  2. Hotter stars tend to appear blue-white, while cooler stars appear orange or red.
  3. Color gives astronomers information about temperature.
  4. A star's apparent brightness, however, also depends on size and distance.

➕ Math Answers

  1. 18
  2. 30
  3. 9
  4. Order of operations: multiplication is done before addition unless parentheses change the order

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