WorksheetsHere Comes the Sun
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ancient Romans, who once worshiped the Sun, called it ___
a)
Malakbel
b)
Helios
c)
Sol
d)
Apollo
2.
The Sun is the star at the center of our ___
a)
8-planet universe
b)
8-planet solar system
c)
9-planet solar system
d)
9-planet universe
3.
How old is our Sun?
a)
5 million years old
b)
9 million years old
c)
5 billion years old
d)
9 billion years old
4.
At 15 million degrees Celsius, the hottest part of the Sun is ___
a)
the core
b)
the middle zone
c)
the surface
d)
the corona
5.
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
a)
about a thousand
b)
about a million
c)
about a billion
d)
about a trillion
6.
Compared to other stars, the Sun seems so big and bright to us because ___
a)
it's much hotter
b)
it's much closer
c)
it really is much bigger and brighter
d)
it's much older
7.
What kinds of energy do we get from the Sun?
a)
electricity and chemical energy
b)
electricity and light
c)
heat and electricity
d)
heat and light
8.
How long does it take energy, created in the Sun's core, to reach the surface?
a)
about 8 minutes
b)
about 100 years
c)
about 8 thousand years
d)
about 100 thousand years
9.
How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun's surface to Earth?
a)
about 8 minutes
b)
about 100 years
c)
about 8 thousand years
d)
about 100 thousand years
10.
Without the heat and light we get from the Sun, Earth would be ___
a)
a thriving ecosystem
b)
the only planet with life
c)
just a frozen ball floating around in space
d)
all alone in the solar system
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