The Sun

Question 1

Suppose a scientific team is trying to recreate the energy-producing reactions that occur in the Sun. What would they need for the experiments?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

hydrogen atoms, heat, and pressure

Question 2

How are Van Allen belts formed?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

High-energy particles from the Sun get trapped in Earth’s magnetic field.

Question 3

Scientists around the world have been working for decades on perfecting the process of nuclear fusion in the lab. Which statement justifies this research?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Scientists are looking for a way to create cheap, safe, and sustainable energy.

Question 4

Malika is writing an essay about the Sun. Below is the first paragraph in the essay.The Sun is an average-size star that is located at the center of the solar system. This hot, glowing ball of gas has a diameter of 1,393,000 km. This means 109 Earths would fit side by side across the diameter of the Sun. At the surface, the Sun’s temperature is about 550 degrees Celsius. Earth is located just under 150 million kilometers from the Sun.Malika quickly realizes this paragraph contains an error. Which statement corrects the error?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Sun’s surface temperature is about 5,500 degrees Celsius.

Question 5

Where in the Sun does the production of energy take place?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the core

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