Q2 SW#2 Solar System and the Universe 1P

The sun, which has no solid surface, is mostly composed of which two elements?

• hydrogen and lithium

• helium and lithium

• hydrogen and helium

• hydrogen and neon

The sun has an interior layer and an atmosphere. Which are the correct layers of the sun's interior?

• core, radiative zone, convection zone

• core, radiative zone, corona

• core, chromosphere, convection zone

• core, radiative zone, photosphere

Fill in the missing label of the layers of the sun.

• 1 corona, 2 core, 3 photosphere

• 1 core, 2 corona, 3 photosphere

• 1 photosphere, 2 core, 3 corona

• 1 core, 2 photosphere, 3 corona

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which instrument is NOT used by astronomers to collect data and produce images of objects in space?

• telescopes

• probes

• radio telescopes

• microscope

____________ is known as the energy that can travel through space.

• Kinetic energy

• potential

• mechanical

• electromagnetic radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

__________ is a type of electromagnetic radiation that allows the human eye to see or makes objects visible.

• x-ray

• gamma rays

• light

• radio waves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

An instrument used by astronomers that collects and focuses light. It makes distant objects appear larger and brighter.

• optical telescopes

• radio telescopes

• space probes

• binoculars

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A spacecraft that carries scientific instruments to collect and transmit data but has no human crew.

• space shuttle

• space probe

• space satellite

• space telescope

Arrange the correct sequence of the formation of the solar system. Use the image as your guide.

• Once nuclear fusion began, the sun gave off light and became a stable star.

• As the planets grew, their gravity was strong enough to hold hydrogen and helium, forming giant gas planets.

• Formation of the solar system occurred as the force of gravity began to pull materials in the cloud. Most of the material was pulled to the center. As it became tightly packed, it got hotter and the pressure on it increased.

• The bodies that formed in this region were comparatively low in mass and were too weak to hold onto the light gases such as hydrogen and helium.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Properties and life span of a star depends on how massive it is.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3