The Sun and other Stars

The sun is a huge ball of very hot gases?

• true

• false

The sun is the source of almost all energy on Earth?

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the link between the sun's energy and people?

• animals

• plants

• dirt

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The suns'energy is not the source of wind and other weather on Earth.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

The sun's energy IS the source of wind and other weather on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What gases are the sun mostly made of?

• nitrogen and oxygen

• chlorine and neon

• hydrogen and helium

• xenon and radon

Energy from the sun travels in........

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the center of the sun called?

The surface of the sun is know as the what, or "sphere of light?"

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Dark spots are the most obvious features on the sun. They look dark because they are cooler than the rest of the photosphere. What are they called?

• solar flares

• sunspots

• solar wind

Sunspots can produce these. These are brief burst of energy from the photosphere. Much of these are ultraviolet waves, radio waves, and X rays. What are they called.

• solar flares

• sunspots

• solar wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1