Brightness of the Sun and Other Stars

Out of 1 trillion galaxies, which galaxy is Earth a part of?

• Milky Way

• Virgo A

• Large Magellanic Cloud

• Milk

In June, NASA, ​ (a)   space agency, announced that its ​ (b)   telescope had discovered more than 200 new planets.

• the United States
• Kelper
• Russia
• Keeper
• France
• Jupitar

What is the percentage of mass that the sun makes up in out solar system?

• 82%

• 75%

• 54%

• 99%

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Match the answers to the following question:

What are the three main layers of the sun and it's where it is located?

• Radiative

• the inner part of the sun

• Core

• the second layer of inside the sun

• Convective

• The outer layer of the sun

What is the only star in our solar system that provides energy for life one Earth?

• Star

• Sun

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The​ (a)   and ​ (b)   zones carry the energy to the Sun's surface.

• radiative
• convective
• core

The ​ (a)   of the sun is where its energy is generated.

• core
• radiative
• convective

The atmosphere of sun has three layers: ___________, ___________ and _____________.

• hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere

• Bing, bang, and boom

• photosphere, chromosphere, and corona

What is the scientific term for " the way something looks".

• apparent

• looks

• obvious

• possible

Even though stars look small to us, they are _________ than Earth!

• larger

• tinier

• miniature

• microscopic