Seasons, Sun, Stars, and Solar System Formation

Intense pressure in the protosun (protostar) caused:

• Fire in the Sun to start
• Helium to break down into Hydrogen
• Nuclear Fusion to start
• Nuclear Fusion to end

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What materials could not survive the heat where the rocky planets were formed?

• Gamma Rays
• Plasma
• Ice and Gas
• Rocks

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What celestial body eventually evolved into our modern solar system?

• a nebula
• a supernova
• a quasar
• a galaxy

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Why does the sun appear bigger than all other stars?

• It is the biggest star in the universe.

• It is Earth's closest star.

• All other stars are much smaller than our star.

• The sun is the only star we can see.

Which best describes the Sun?

• small, blue star

• large, red star

• medium, yellow star

• large, yellow star

What is a star?

• collection of dust that gives off heat and light

• huge ball of hot, glowing plasma that gives off heat and light

• ball of electricity that gives off heat and light

• a bright burning planet that gives off heat and light

Where did the materials used to create planets in our solar system come from? 

• clumps of rocky material between the stars
• the same cloud of gas as our sun
• they flung out of our young sun
• gas cloud in the orion nebula

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Why is it hotter in Ohio during the summer?

• The sun gives off more heat.

• The Earth is closer to the sun.

• The sun's rays hit above the equator.

• The sun is lower in the sky.

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Our Sun is average-sized, average temperature, and middle aged.

• False

• True

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the Sun?

• they are much smaller

• they are so far away

• they are not as bright

• they are dwarf stars

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