Foss, Earth and Sun

What is this?

• It's the sun.

• It's the moon.

• It's a planet.

• It's a house.

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What is this?

• It's the sun.

• It's the moon.

• It's the Earth.

• It's a radio.

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When does this appear in the sky?

• At night.

• In the day time.

• Only on Mondays

• Only in summer.

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A fifth-grade class was learning about shadows. They decided to have a contest to see who could make the longest shadow using a post that was 1 meter tall. Choose each time of day that you could use to make the longest shadow. (Please choose 2 answers).

• Just as the Sun is rising

• At noon

• Just as the Sun is setting

• Just after the Sun sets

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How long does it take for the sun's energy to reach the Earth?

• 8 seconds

• 8 minutes

• 8 hours

• 8 days

What type of energy does the sun give off?

• radiant energy

• heat energy

• light energy

• all of the above

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

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear reaction

• nuclear core

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The sun produces _________________ energy.

• radiant

• electrical

• sound

• chemical

Answer explanation

Radiant energy is all the energy we receive from sunlight.

This energy includes

radio waves

microwaves

infrared waves

visible light

ultraviolet waves

x-rays

gamma rays

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A star in our solar system that releases energy_____

• graity

• lightyear

• star

• sun

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The sun remains ​ (a)   because the inward pull of ​ (b)   balances the outward push of thermal ​ (c)   from nuclear ​ (d)   .

• stable

• unstable

• gravity

• friction

• convection

• pressure

• fission

• fusion

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