Solar System

A star is defined as:

• object in space that makes its own light and heat

• any object in space that circles around another object

• a rock that goes around the Sun

• an object that circles around a planet

The system of objects of or around the Sun is the...

• Asteroid belt

• Solar System

• Meteor Shower

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The pulling force between any two objects is their...

• orbit

• inertia

• gravity

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Most of the mass in our solar system is taken up by the...

• Earth

• Comets

• Sun

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The sun is made up of _________ layers.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The visible surface of the sun is the...

• core

• photosphere

• radiation

Sun’s center where most of its energy is produced and the temperature is 10 to 20 million degrees Celsius

• core

• corona

• chromosphere

• convection layer

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The layer of the sun where gases are moving in circles.

• radiation layer

• convection layer

• core

Bursts of energy from the sun are called ________________.

• solar flares

• hot flashes

• sun spots

A ____________ is an object that circles a planet.

• moon

• meteor

• airplane

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