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SUN WEBQUEST: Use the internet to research the sun. You can use google or bing to search for answers.

Use reputable scientific websites, such as (but not limited to – you can use others):

www.space.com www.nasa.gov http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ http://nineplanets.org/

www.skyandtelescope.com www.science.nationalgeographic.com

YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS HIGHLIGHTED AND WITH AN * IN FRONT OF THEIR NUMBER, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM EACH SECTION A, B, C, D, AND E

A. Gravity and Distance:

1. How strong is the sun’s gravity compared to that of the Earth?

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*2. How far away is the sun from the Earth?

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3. How far away from the sun is Pluto?

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4. What are the most distant objects that orbit the sun? And how far from the sun are they?

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5. How far is the sun from its nearest neighboring star?

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B. Size:

6. How many earths could line up along the sun’s diameter?

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7. How many earths could line up along the sun’s equator?

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8. How many earths could fit inside the sun?

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9. How large is the sun compared to Jupiter? How large is Jupiter compared to the Earth?

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*10. How large is the sun compared to other stars?

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C. Energy:

11. How much energy does the sun produce in a second? Or minute, hour, year, etc?

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12. Sun power facts (such as, “one second of the sun’s energy could provide electricity for Boston/America/the World for days/years etc”)

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*13. How hot is the surface of the sun?

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*14. Is the surface of the sun the hottest layer of the sun? If not, what is, and how hot is it?

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15. Besides heat and light, what other forms of energy does the sun emit (or, give off)?

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D. Life Cycle and changes

*16. How old is the sun?

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17. Was the sun always yellow?

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18. Will the sun always be yellow?

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19. How much longer will the sun last?

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*20. What will the sun become when it “dies”?

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21. What will happen to the Earth when the sun dies?

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E. Surface activity and general behaviors:

22. Does the sun orbit anything?

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23. Does the sun spin on an axis like the earth does?

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*24. Name some types of storms on the sun’s surface:

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25. How large are the storms on the sun’s surface? Relate them to the size of the Earth if you can.

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26. Does the sun make any sounds?

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