Go the Distance
Name that Picture
Hot, Hot, Light
Revolve and Rotate
Time, Heat, Explosions
100
What size analogy shows the difference between the sun and earth?
Basketball and peppercorn/bead
100
What is this?
Solar flare
100
Sunspots are _____________(cooler/hotter) than the rest of the sun.
Cooler
100
What is a synonym for revolve?
Orbit
100
How much time has passed when the earth revolves around the sun once?
A year
200
How many earths would fit inside the sun?
1 million
200
What are the black dots called?
Sun spots
200
About how many degrees hot is the outside of the sun?
10,000 degrees
200
The earth going around the sun. Is this revolving or rotating?
Revolving
200
How much time has passed when the earth rotates on its axis once?
A day (24 hours)
300
About how far away is the earth from the sun?
93 million miles!
300
What is happening in this picture?
Solar eclipse
300
Your eyes can see this type of light waves. (Bounced off OR absorbed)
Bounced off
300
The moon going around the earth. Is this revolving or rotating?
Revolving
300
What causes night and day on Earth?
The rotation of the earth where sometimes it faces the sun (day) and sometimes it faces away from the sun (night).
400
The closer an object is to us, the ______________ it will seem.
Bigger
400
What is this?
Aurora
400
An item that has absorbed ALL the colors of light will be this color.
Black
400
The earth spinning on its own axis. Is this revolving or rotating?
Rotating
400
Why were we able to burn a hole through a leaf using just a magnifying glass?
The magnifying glass concentrated the sun rays into one little spot, so a lot of heat and energy was focused into one place, making the leaf burn.
500
Explain God's good design of where he positioned the sun and the earth.
If the sun were just a tiny bit closer, everything would burn up and die.
If the sun were just a tiny bit farther away, everything would freeze and die.
500
What is this layer of mist and gases that God has put around the earth called?
Atmosphere
500
An item that absorbs no color but bounces ALL of them back in your eye would be what color?
White
500
The planets going around the sun. Is this revolving or rotating?
Revolving
500
What is thermonuclear fusion?
The force that is behind the sun's power (causes little explosions in the sun that cause it to get hotter and brighter)