The Sun: Center of the Universe

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.

Multiple Choice

True or False. the Sun is the center of our Solar System.

• True

• False

Characteristics of the Sun

• A star

• Composed of Gases

• Provides light

• Provides thermal energy

Multiple Select

What are some charactertics of the sun?

• a Star

• thermal energy

• ball of gas

• a planet

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.

Multiple Choice

True or false. The sun is the biggest star in the solar system.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

How far is the Sun from the Earth?

• 930 miles

• 9,300 miles

• 93,000

• 93,000,000

Multiple Choice

How fast does the light from the Sun take to reach Earth?

• 8.5 seconds second

• 5 seconds

• 1 second

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.

Multiple Choice

What is the main gas that the Sun is made from?

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Lava

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.

Multiple Choice

True or false. The Earth would be able to survive without the Sun existing.

• True

• False

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

Multiple Choice

What is thermal enery?

• cold rays from the sun

• heat produced by the Sun

Multiple Select

What are some characteristics of the sun?

• made of gases

• provides sunlight

• produces thermal enery

• is a planet

• is a star

Multiple Choice

Final Question...

The sun provides light energy. What other energy does the Sun provide?

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• gas energy

• mechanical energy