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IN WHAT WAY DOES THE SUN SUPPORT
ALL LIFE ON EARTH?
IN WHAT WAY DOES THE SUN SUPPORT
ALL LIFE ON EARTH?
INDIRECTLY, MOST OF THE ENERGY ON
EARTH COMES FROM THE SUN.
WITHOUT THE SUN, WE COULD NOT
MAINTAIN OUR AVERAGE SURFACE
TEMPERATURE.
WHICH TWO ELEMENTS MAKE UP THE SUN
ALMOST IN ENTIRETY?
WHICH TWO ELEMENTS MAKE UP THE SUN
ALMOST IN ENTIRETY?
HYDROGEN AND HELIUM
WHICH PROCESS IS THE SOURCE OF
HEAT IN THE SUN AND WHERE DOES IT
TAKE PLACE?
WHICH PROCESS IS THE SOURCE OF
HEAT IN THE SUN AND WHERE DOES IT
TAKE PLACE?
NUCLEAR FUSION IN THE CORE –
HYDROGEN IS FUSED TO HELIUM
WHY WOULD HUMAN ASTRONAUTS ON A
TRI TO MARS NEED TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT SOLAR WIND?
WHY WOULD HUMAN ASTRONAUTS ON A
TRI TO MARS NEED TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT SOLAR WIND?
IF WERE INTENSE ENOUGH, IT COULD BE
FATAL.
WHAT IS SOLAR WIND?
WHAT IS SOLAR WIND?
CHARGED PARTICLES KICKED OUT FROM
THE SUN DURING CORONAL MASS
EJECTIONS.
DESCRIBE HOW MOVEMENTS IN THE
CONVECTION ZONE CONTRIBUTE TO SOLAR
FLARES.
DESCRIBE HOW MOVEMENTS IN THE
CONVECTION ZONE CONTRIBUTE TO SOLAR
FLARES.
MAGNETIC LINES OF FORCE ARE
GENERATED BY MOVEMENT OF CHARGED
PARTICLES IN THE CONVECTION ZONE.
DO YOU THINK FUSION REACTIONS IN
THE SUN’S CORE WILL CONTINUE
FOREVER AND GO ON WITH NO END?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
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