The Sun PPT
Name: _________________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ________
Essential Question: How does the Sun produce energy and how does it affect us and our planet?
Complete the sentences below using the following words.
oxygen, fusion, solar system, fission, Hydrogen, photosynthesis, food, cold, warm
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The Sun is the center of the _________________ , also known as the Heliocentric model.
The Sun is powered by Nuclear __________________.
___________________ is the fuel of the Sun.
Sunlight powers ____________________________.
Photosynthesis provide us _________________and _____________________.
The stars twinkle when look up to the clear night sky because of the moving pockets ________
and _________ air.
1. Where is our Sun found in the universe?
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2. What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
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3. How are we protected from solar radiation?
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4. How does nuclear fusion happen?
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5. How long does it take for sunlight to reach us?
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6. How is nuclear fission different from nuclear fusion?
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7. What will happen to the Solar system when the Sun runs out of fuel?
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8. How do we learn about the composition of the Sun?
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9. How big, bright, hot is the Sun compared to other stars in the known universe?
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10. How do plants and animal use sunlight as a source of energy?
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11. How is solar energy so important to the life on Earth?
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12. Why do green plants require solar energy?
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13. Which describes the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
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14. How do solar energy travel through space?
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15. Which of the following chemical reactions produce the sun’s energy?
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16. How is solar energy essential to plants?
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17. How does the sun’s energy affect food webs on Earth?
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18. Describe the process of nuclear fusion. ( 10 pts.)
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http://homepages.spa.umn.edu/~john/Ast1001/sun/theSun.html
19. Describe the process of nuclear fission. ( 10 pts. )
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http://www.sciencegadget.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-nuclear-power-plants/
20. How is nuclear fusion different from nuclear fission? ( 5 points )
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By: R.E. Angat