Zoom Astronomy The Sun Find it! in Zoom Astronomy

Name_________________________

Use the section on the Sun to answer the following questions.

1. Is the Sun a star, a planet, or a nebula?_______________________


2. Is the Sun solid, liquid, or gaseous ?_______________________


3. During what month is the Sun closest to the Earth?_____________________


4. Where is the Sun hottest?_______________________


5. Where is the Sun coolest?_______________________


6. What element is most plentiful on the Sun?_______________________


7. What element was named after the Sun?_______________________


8. What is the primary atomic reaction that occurs within the Sun that converts hydrogen atoms into helium atoms? _______________________


9. How old is the Sun? ______________________


10. Are sunspots hotter or colder than the surrounding areas?_______________________

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