Here Comes the Sun

What is the Sun made of?

By Ari + Ollie

• Gasses

• Rocks

• Pollution

• Fire

I am a medium sized star. Who am I?

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

The length of a shadow throughout the day goes from long to short and then long again

• True

• False

• Only in the summer

• Sometimes

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Imagine you were standing under a tree, where would the shadow of the tree be shortest?

• early morning

• noon

• late evening

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The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is _________________.

• insulation.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

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What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

• Nuclear power plants

• The Sun

• Wind turbines

• Geothermal energy

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Which process in the Sun produces energy?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

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What type of star is the Sun classified as?

• Red giant

• White dwarf

• Main sequence

• Neutron star

What is the approximate surface temperature of the Sun?

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Which layer of the Sun is visible during a solar eclipse?

• Core

• Corona

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

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