Sun
What is the sun?
The sun is a star.
The sun is a __________.
Star
What is gravity?
a force that draws objects closer to an objects center.
The sun provides these two types of energy to Earth
heat & light
Define star
burning ball of hot gasses.
How far away is the sun?
93,000,000 miles
What star is closest to Earth?
The sun.
Does the moon or the Earth have more gravity?
The Earth.
True
Define gravity
a force that draws objects closer to an objects center.
What size of star is the sun?
The sun is a medium sized star.
What color star is the hottest?
Blue.
What is mass?
Mass is the amount of matter an object has.
Plants use _________ energy from the sun during photosynthesis.
light
Define sun
the closest star to Earth.
Why is the sun important?
The sun gives us light, heat, and energy.
What color of star is the coolest?
True or false: Gravity helps the Earth stay in orbit around the sun.
True
The brightness of a star depends on what?
It's distance from Earth.
Define telescope
a tool that we can use to view stars more closely and clearly.
What color star is the sun? What does that tell us about the temperature?
The sun is a yellow star, it is a medium temperature star.
Stars are made of _______________.
burning hot gasses.
True or False: The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
False
solar panels convert radiant energy into __________ we can use to power objects.
electricity
Define brightness
the measure of how bright and object is