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Nowak Stack on SUN
Nowak Flashcards on the Sun
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or False? The core of the sun can reach 25,000,000 degrees Celcius? | False |
| The center of the sun is called the ______________. | core |
| Which star is hotter: Yellow Or Orange? | Yellow |
| When 4 atoms of Hydrogen combine to make Helium, this process is called____________? | Fusion |
| The sun is held together by _______________? | Gravity |
| Another name for a star is a ______________? | Sun |
| The layer of the sun that can only be seen during a total solar eclipse is the ___________. | Corona |
| The visible surface of the sun is called the ______________. | Photosphere |
| The sun has used up about ___________(Fraction) of its energy(fuel). | 1/2 |
| _____________are darker slightly cooler regions of the sun with higher magnetic fields. | Sun Spots |
| The sun has a TOTAL of _______layers. | 6 |
| Which color star is the coldest? | Red |
| Without the sun all ___________ on Earth would not exist. | Life |
| The sun is mostly made up of which 2 gasses? | Hydrogen and Helium |
| Which early astronomer believed that the sun was at the center of our solar system? | Copernicus |
| Is our sun old, young, or middle aged? | Middle aged |
| An exploding super giant star is called a_________________. | Super Nova |
| True or False? A nebula is all the ingredients (Stuff) needed to make a new star? | True |
| A tool used to find the altitude of a star is called an _________________. | Astrolabe |
| Our sun is (small, average, huge) in size? | Average |
| Our galaxy is called the _______? | Milky Way |
| True or false? Our galaxy does not have more than 2,000,000 stars? | False |