
The Sun: Center of the Universe
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MANUEL GUERRA
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The Sun: Center of the Universe
Learning Intention: I am learning to describe and illustrate the Sun as a star composed of gases that provides light and thermal energy.
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Multiple Choice
True or False. the Sun is the center of our Solar System.
True
False
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Characteristics of the Sun
A star
Composed of Gases
Provides light
Provides thermal energy
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Multiple Select
What are some charactertics of the sun?
a Star
thermal energy
ball of gas
a planet
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A Star
The Sun is a yellow dwarf star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system. Its gravity holds everything from the biggest planets to tiny debris in its orbit.
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Multiple Choice
True or false. The sun is the biggest star in the solar system.
False
True
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Multiple Choice
How far is the Sun from the Earth?
930 miles
9,300 miles
93,000
93,000,000
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Multiple Choice
How fast does the light from the Sun take to reach Earth?
8.5 seconds second
5 seconds
1 second
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What is the Sun Made out of?
The Sun like other stars, is made out of gases. The main gas that makes up 75% of the Sun is Hydrogen. The other 25% is mostly Helium.
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Multiple Choice
What is the main gas that the Sun is made from?
Hydrogen
Helium
Lava
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The Sun's Light
The Sun provides light to the Earth. It shines across the Earth, providing life. Without the Sun's light, it would be completly dark with no life on Earth.
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Multiple Choice
True or false. The Earth would be able to survive without the Sun existing.
True
False
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Thermal Energy
On top of providing light for Earth, the Sun provides thermal energy. What is thermal energy?
-thermal energy is the collection of the sun's heat for human use.
-meaning it is present in the form of heat
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Multiple Choice
What is thermal enery?
cold rays from the sun
heat produced by the Sun
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Multiple Select
What are some characteristics of the sun?
made of gases
provides sunlight
produces thermal enery
is a planet
is a star
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Multiple Choice
Final Question...
The sun provides light energy. What other energy does the Sun provide?
sound energy
thermal energy
gas energy
mechanical energy
The Sun: Center of the Universe
Learning Intention: I am learning to describe and illustrate the Sun as a star composed of gases that provides light and thermal energy.
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