Sun Moon And Earth part 1

Question 1

What is the sun made of?

Answer 1

Plasma

Question 2

What layers make up the sun’s atmosphere??

Answer 2

Photosphere, chromosphere, corona

Question 3

What layer produces the sun energy?

Answer 3

Radiative zone

Question 4

By what process is this energy produced?

Answer 4

Neucler fusion

Question 5

How far is the sun from earth???

Answer 5

23 million miles

Question 6

How long does it take light from the sun to travel to earth?

Answer 6

8 mins

Question 7

The sun is the ONLY ——– in our solar system

Answer 7

Star

Question 8

Why is the sun important to the water cycle?

Answer 8

Evaporation

Question 9

What are sun spots?

Answer 9

Cold pieces of plasma

Question 10

What do solar flares release that is so dangerous?

Answer 10

Explosions of hydrogen gas

Question 11

What layer of the sun circulates its energy by convection currents?

Answer 11

Mantle

Question 12

List the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun

Answer 12

Mercury, Venus , Earth , Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Question 13

The inner planets are __________ and ____________

Answer 13

Small ; Rocky

Question 14

The outer planets are _________ made of _______ and most have ___________

Answer 14

Large ; Gas ; Rings

Question 15

What separates the inner planets and the outer planets?

Answer 15

The asteroid belt

Question 16

What are the 4 systems of the earth?

Answer 16

hydrosphere , Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere

Question 17

A object that orbits the earth is called

A __________

Answer 17

Satellite

Question 18

The earth is the only know planet to have __________ ________

Answer 18

Liquid water

Question 19

What are the four layers of the earth?

Answer 19

Crust, Mantle ,Outer core ,Inner core