Astronomy Review

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

The earth revolves around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

• water
• liquid
• gases
• rocks

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The sun is a _______.

• star
• planet
• satellite

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the sun mostly made up of

• Helium
• Core
• Carbon
• Hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the sun made from?

• Heat
• Hydrogen and Helium gas
• Nitrogen gas
• Fire and heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear reaction
• nuclear core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.

• helium, hydrogen
• carbon, hydrogen
• nitrogen, helium
• hydrogen, helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• radiation zone
• convection zone

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core
• the radiation zone
• the convection zone
• the corona

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4