The Sun

1.5 The Sun

6.E.1.2 Explain why Earth sustains life while other planets do not based on their properties (including types of surface, atmosphere and gravitational force) and location to the Sun.

Open Ended

What do you already know about the sun?

Multiple Choice

The sun produces energy by:

• attracting it with the force of gravity.

• nuclear fission.

• burning fuels such as oil.

• nuclear fusion.

Multiple Choice

When you look at images of the sun, you are looking at the:

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

• prominence

Multiple Choice

The solar wind is a stream of electrically

charged particles that extend outward from

the sun’s

• chromasphere

• photosphere

• corona

• core

Multiple Choice

Where do we get auroras from?

• solar flares

• solar winds

• sunspots

• prominences