Sun Science
The dark, cooler areas on the Sun’s surface that appear in cycles are called these.
→ What are sunspots?
This continent contains the city of Longyearbyen, where the sun doesn’t set for about four months in summer.
What is Europe? (More specifically, Norway.)
Light is made up of tiny particles called these, which also behave like waves.
→ What are photons?
The ancient Romans celebrated the festival of Sol Invictus on or near the winter solstice, meaning this.
→ What is the “Unconquered Sun”?
This Netflix series, centered on a group of teens during a summer in Hawkins, Indiana, features supernatural events upside down
→ What is Stranger Things?
Sometimes the Sun sends out bursts of energy that can affect Earth’s technology; these bursts are called what?
What are solar storms?
(Acceptable: “solar flare” or “coronal mass ejection,” depending on how specific you want to be.)
This U.S. state is known for experiencing the “midnight sun” in its northern parts.
→ What is Alaska?
This type of light is invisible to the human eye but can cause sunburns.
→ What is ultraviolet (UV) light?
In ancient Egyptian mythology, this sun god was believed to travel across the sky each day in a solar boat.
→ Who is Ra?
This 2019 movie about a summer romance in Sicily stars Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
→ What is Call Me By Your Name?
The Sun is made mostly of this gas, which fuels its energy
→ What is hydrogen?
This causes areas farther from the equator to have longer summer days and shorter winter days.
→ What is the tilt of the Earth’s axis?
This phenomenon causes light to bend when it passes from one medium to another, like from air into water.
→ What is refraction?
According to some Native American tribes, the summer solstice was a time to honor this celestial being who provides life and warmth.
→ Who is the Sun (or the Sun Spirit
This British reality TV dating show places contestants in a villa on Mallorca, where they couple up to win love and prize money.
→ What is Love Island?
The Sun produces energy through this process, where hydrogen atoms combine to form helium.
→ What is nuclear fusion?
This is the name for the time of year when day and night are about equal in length worldwide.
→ What are the equinoxes?
When light passes through tiny openings or around edges and spreads out, this effect occurs.
→ What is diffraction?
The ancient Celts celebrated this festival, often connected to the summer solstice and involving large bonfires.
→ What is Litha (or Midsummer)?
This 1991 hip-hop song by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince opens with “Summer, summer, summertime” and celebrates chilling in West Philadelphia.
→ What is “Summertime”?
This is the name of the star at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
Yo, if you’re vibin’ near this sneaky AF line in the South, the sun’s basically throwing a full-on heatwave right on your forehead every December, straight up flexin’ that summer glow.
→ What is the Tropic of Capricorn?
This color of light has the longest wavelength visible to the human eye.
→ What is red?
The summer solstice aligns with the feast day of this Christian saint (june 24), whose symbol is a sunburst.
→ Who is Saint John the Baptist?
This iconic OG NYC dripfest is all about rich teens stuntin’ IRL and getting roasted by a low-key savage anonymous blogger spilling all the receipts — no cap, Upper East Side vibes only.
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