Our Intriguing Star… The Sun!
Waltrina D. Kirkland-Mullins
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My name is ________________________________________________________________.
I KNOW ABOUT THE SUN!
Look at the incomplete sentences below. Color in the oval next to the best answer to accurately complete the sentence. Come on! You can do it!
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The photosphere, chromosphere, and corona comprise __________________.
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0 the Sun's core
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0 the Sun's atmosphere
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0 the Sun's radiative zone
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The Sun is approximately ____________ years old.
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0 4.5 million
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0 4.5 billion
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0 4.5 thousand
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Thermonuclear fusion takes place in the Sun's ___________.
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0 chromosphere
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0 core or innermost part
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0 corona
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The temperature of the Sun ________________________________.
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0 is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit
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0 differs depending upon the section of the Sun your are observing
0 is extremely hot
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The color of the Sun and other stars help us to determine ____________.
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0 their different sizes
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0 their distances from Earth
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0 their surface temperature
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Plasma that emanates from the Sun and moves all around are known as ________.
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0 sunspots
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0 solar winds
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0 solar flares
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(7)
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The Sun ____________________________ within our Milky Way galaxy.
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0 only rotates
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0 only revolves
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0 revolves and rotates
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(8) Sunspots are located in the Sun's _______ and are caused by the Sun's ______.
0 photosphere, heat
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0 chromosphere, magnetic fields
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0 corona, solar flares
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(9) The Sun and the planets comprise our _________________________.
0 galaxy
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0 universe
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0 solar system
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(10)
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The Sun is ____________________ away from planet Earth.
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0 93 million miles
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0 93 thousand miles
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0 93 hundred miles
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