The Sun

Approximately how hot is the Sun's surface?

• 10 Degrees Fahrenheit

• 100 Degrees Fahrenheit

• 1,000 Degrees Fahrenheit

• 10,000 Degrees Fahrenheit

Answer explanation

Remember this temperature is only the "surface temperature" which means on the outside of the sun. Inside this ball of burning gas, it is much hotter!

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True or False: The Sun is a star.

• True

• False

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How many planets orbit the sun?

Hint: look in your orange notebook!

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Which of these space objects do you think is heaviest?

• Jupiter because its the largest planet.

• The Sun

• Earth because it has water.

• All the planets in our solar system put together.

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Which kind of star is our Sun?

• Blue Dwarf

• Blue Giant

• Yellow Dwarf

• Red Dwarf

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Neptune

Which exploding land formation is the planet VENUS famous for having?

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Our Solar system is divided into 2 sections. Which section tells us by its name, that it is closer to the sun?

• Inner Planets

• Gas Planets

• The milky way

• Outer planets

PICK ALL THAT ARE RIGHT:

The planet Venus is famous for ...

• Being freezing

• Having Volcanoes

• Having a THICK yellow atmosphere

• Being the hottest planet in our solar system

Why is our home planet so special?

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