BP: The Sun

What is the Sun?

• a star

• a moon

• a planet

• a comet

What is the largest body in our Solar System?

• the Moon

• the Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

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What would the weather on Earth be like without the Sun?

• It would be hot and windy.

• It would be cool and shady.

• It would be damp and warm.

• It would be cold and dark.

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How can you protect yourself from the Sun?

• Eat a bowl of hot soup.

• Wear a necklace and perfume.

• Stay outside during the day.

• Wear a hat and sunscreen.

Scientists launched an OBSERVATORY in space to study the Sun. What is an OBSERVATORY?

• a musical instrument that plays sounds

• a place or tool for studying things in space

• a microscope that helps you see things closely

• a body of gases that makes its own light and heat

Which happens FIRST in this food chain?

• A grasshopper eats the plant's leaves.

• A plant uses the Sun's light to grow.

• A hawk eats the snake.

• A snake eats the grasshopper.

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Which part of the Sun is hottest?

• orbit

• core

• sunspots

• outer layer

What happens when the Sun sets?

• The sky gets darker and it gets cooler.

• The sky gets lighter and it gets warmer.

• The Sun travels to a different galaxy.

• The Sun starts to orbit the Earth

Which sentence is FALSE?

• The Sun orbits the Earth.

• The Sun makes its own heat.

• The Sun is the Earth's closest star.

• The Sun is made of gases.

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Scientists plan MISSIONS where they launch special tools into space to learn about the Sun. What is a MISSION?

• the group of bodies that orbit the Sun

• a way to turn sunlight into power

• the movement of water on land

• a task or assignment with a goal