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The Sun is a star. It is a hot ball of glowing gases. Do the math to label the layers of the Sun.
Woodword’s spacecraft text message is breaking up. Can you replace the missing words?
How many Earths could t inside our Sun? AMBOLRNE RTAHBALN ROGNSE VMWIJLBLKILOCN (Circle every other letter on each row)
If the Sun was the size of your front door, Earth would be the size of this fruit: (Circle every other letter) WSKTJRBANWYBKENRSRTY
Dear Kid Scoop News Readers,
While our Sun is special to us, there are billions of stars like our sun scattered across the Milky Way galaxy. The sun’s gravitational pull is what keeps the planets in orbit. I am starting my solar system ____________ with a fly-by visit to our Sun. Of course, I can’t __________ there because it is way too hot!!! Even though our Sun is ___________ of miles away, it provides the __________ that makes life possible on Earth. All plants need sunlight to ____________. Animals need plants to survive, and people need plants and animals to survive. The Sun’s solar flares can cause ________________ for electronic communication on Earth.
Every now and then a tremendous explosion occurs on the Sun,
releasing gas into the atmosphere. These are called solar ares. Solar ares can a ect radio and wireless communications millions of miles away
on Earth and create light shows such as the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights.
Sunspots are dark areas that appear on the surface of the Sun. They are caused by strong magnetic activity within the Sun. Sunspots can change size and move slowly across the surface of the Sun.
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