The SUN

The Sun is...

• A hot glowing ball of Hydrogen and Helium at the center of our Solar System.

• A dark and cool spot that produces radiation

• A star in the sky that all the planets in the universe revolve

• The oldest star in the galaxy made of gas and plasma.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A sunspot looks like...

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Solar flares look like...

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which feature of the sun is made by connecting magnetic field lines?

• Solar Prominence

• Solar Flares

• Corona

• CME

__________ is the "visible" surface of the sun.

_________ is the outer-most layer of the sun where it can only be seen on a solar eclipse.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Nuclear Fusion is...

• The combining of Atomic Nuclei to produce energy.

• The incredible radiation from the sun.

• The radiation from the sun damaging satellites.

• It is the sun's core.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What could be the cause of your TV being snowy, your phone dropping your call, radio sounding static?

• Solar Flare

• Coronal Mass Injection (CME)

• Auroras

• Solar Prominence

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

You visit Canada and you see an amazing green stream of glowing light. What could it be?

• Solar Flares

• Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)

• Auroras

• Nuclear Fusion

CME effects could be...

• radio sounds like static, Snowy TV, and call being dropped.

• smoke coming from the TV, snowing outside

• Food goes rotten, land burns, extremely hot outside

• Nothing happens, our atmosphere protects us.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2