The Sun is a

About how many Earths would it take to occupy about the same volume as the Sun?

• 600

• 1000

• 10,000

• 1,000,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Sun is a _____-sized star.

• small

• medium

• giant

• supergiant

The process that occurs in the core of a star is called

• nebula fission

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• nebula fusion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

During nuclear fusion, heat and light are given off when

• Hydrogen atoms fuse into helium

• helium atoms fuse into hydrogen

• carbon atoms fuse into hydrogen

• carbon atoms fuse into helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What age is the Sun?

• old

• young

• middle

What percentage of the mass in our solar system is in the Sun?

• 2.7

• 25.6

• 50

• 99.8

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Our Sun will turn into a ____ giant. (what color?)

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Will our Sun explode?

• yes

• no

About how far away is the sun from Earth?

• 93 miles

• 9,300 miles

• 93 thousand miles

• 93 million miles

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1