The SUN Vocabulary

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energy

Back

can cause change and do work

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sun

Back

the star around which the earth moves and provides light and heat for the earth

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source of light

Back

anything that makes light, either natural or artificial

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hydrogen

Back

a gas; the sun’s fuel

Front

photosynthesis

Back

the way plants make plant food and produce oxygen

Front

solar energy

Back

energy from the sun

Front

planets

Back

the large bodies in space that circle the sun

Front

sunspots

Back

dark spots that sometimes appear on the sun’s surface

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solar flare

Back

a sudden outburst of energy from the sun’s surface

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telescope

Back

an instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer