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The star that is nearest to Earth.
Sun
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The ability to do work or cause a change.
Energy
100
A kind of energy you can see.
Light
100
To change.
Transform
100
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
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A force that pulls objects towards each other.
Gravity
200
Why does the sun look bigger and brighter than other stars?
Because it is the closest star to earth.
200
What size is the sun?
The sun is a medium sized star.
200
Provide an example of how we use the sun's energy everyday.
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What is the kind of energy you can feel?
Heat Energy
300
The sunlight hits the ground below. What does the ground feel like?
Warm/Hot
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A black surface after being hit by the sun would feel like what?
Hot
300
Why does the sun look different from the other stars?
It is closer to earth than the other stars so it is brighter.
300
I threw my baseball up in the air to catch. Why did it first go up it the air.
Because the force of my hand pushed it up.
300
I threw my baseball up in the air. Why did the baseball fall back down to the ground.
Because gravity pushed it back down.
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The water in my pool sits out in the sun all day. The temperature got warmer as the day went on. How is the energy being transformed?
The sun is getting brighter so it is getting hotter.
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The water in my pool sits out in the sun all day. The temperature got warmer as the day went on, but at 4pm it began to cool down. What is causing the temperature to cool down?
The sun is becoming lighter so the heat energy is going down making the temperature go down.
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What is the difference between the mass of the sun and the mass of the earth?
The mass of the sun is greater than the mass of the earth.
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If a satellite can orbit the earth, what can you infer about the mass of the spaceship?
The mass of the spaceship is less than the mass of the earth and that is why it can orbit.
400
Which has stronger gravity, the sun or the earth?
The sun.
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Sharen says that the sun has a greater mass that the earth. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Agree; the sun is bigger and has a greater mass.
500
Trevor says that the earth has more gravity that the sun. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Disagree; the sun is bigger and has more gravity.
500
What are sunspots?
Cold spots on the sun.
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Which has more gravity, the earth or the moon?
The earth.
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Explain how gravity affects our lives.
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