What is a star?
What is the sun?
What is gravity?
What is a telescope?
What is radiant energy?
100
A gaint ball of hot, glowing gases that release energy
What is a star?
100
Is the sun the closest sun to Earth?
Yes
100
What is gravity?
It is a non-contact force that pulls objects toward one another.
100
What is a telescope?
A tool that makes distant objects appear closer, larger, and easier to see.
100
What is radiant energy?
Energy in the form of light and other similar waves.
200
Some groups of star seem to make shapes or ...............?
patterns
200
Why does the sun look larger and brighter than stars you see at night?
The sun is closer to Earth
200
The pull of gravity is greater on an object with more....?
mass
200
What are the name of two telescopes?
optical telescopes and radio telescopes
200
What kind of energy travels to Earth in from the Sun in the form of waves?
Radiant energy.
300
Why do stars in the night sky look so small?
They are very far away.
300
Much of the energy Earth receives from the sun is in the form of......?
What is light
300
The pull of gravity is greater on an object with more....?
mass
300
How can a telescope be used?
look at faraway objects
300
How might life on Earth be different without the sun's energy?
It would be dark outside, plants will not receive energy, and the Earth would loose temperature.
400
Why don't we see starts during the day?
The sun's light prevents us from seeing them, however the stars are still there.
400
What is the name of the flare that releases from the sun when energy is build up?
What is solar flare.
400
How is your weight different on Earth and on the moon?
You weigh less on the moon?
400
How is a radio telescope and a optical telescope different?
A radio telescope detects waves and you see through an optical telescope.
400
How can radiant energy affect different kinds of matter?
It heats matter, some matter like water will absorb, and cause matter to change states.
500
What are three examples of how stars are different?
Some stars are larger than others, some stars have different temperatures, and some stars have different colors.
500
How can solar flares affect you on Earth?
It can interrupt communications on Earth.
500
How is it easier to overcome gravity?
It easier to overcome gravity with lighter objects than with heavier objects.
500
How do optical telescopes work?
They use mirrors to make objects appear larger.
500
Why are nights usually cooler than days?
Earth does not receive energy directly from the sun.
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