Solar System Flashcards

Front

What is the sun?

Back

c) A star

Front

What is a star made of?

Back

c) Hot gas

Front

How hot is the core of the sun?

Back

b) 15,000,000°C

Front

What is the largest object in our solar system?

Back

b) The sun

Front

What percent of the mass of the solar system does the sun make up?

Back

b) 99%

Front

What would happen to Earth without the sun?

Back

b) Life on Earth could not exist

Front

What is the outer layer of the sun that we can see called?

Back

a) Photosphere

Front

Which part of the sun creates its energy?

Back

a) Core

Front

What do we use to measure the distance between stars?

Back

c) Light years

Front

How far is Proxima Centauri from Earth?

Back

c) 4.2 light years