SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
EARTH SCIENCE
CHAPTER # 3 - THE SUN
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUN
TO OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND LIFE
2.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUN
3.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SOLAR ENERGY
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE SUN
1.
THE SUN IS AN ENORMOUS BALL OF HOT GLOWING _______________
2.
THE SUN IS __________ MILLION MILES AWAY
3.
THE SUN’S ____________ MAKES LIFE POSSIBLE ON EARTH
4.
A GLOBE IS A ______________ , OR MAP OF EARTH
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EIGHT “ SUNNY ” FACTS :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES -
6.
.
7.
WAVELENGTHS -
8.
SPECTRASCOPE -
THE STRUCTURE OF THE SUN
THE INTERIOR > 3 FACTS :
1.
CORE -
2.
RADIATIVE ZONE -
3.
CONVECTIVE ZONE -
PHOTOSPHERE > 4 FACTS :
THE SURFACE >
1.
PLASMA -
2.
GRANULES -
3.
SUNSPOTS 1.
2.
3.
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > SUNSPOTS
1.
SUNSPOTS ARE
____________ AREAS ON THE SUN’S SURFACE
2.
SUNSPOTS WERE FIRST OBSERVED BY ___________________
3.
SUNSPOTS ARE VIOLENT MAGNETIC ____________________ THAT LOOK
DARK BECAUSE THEY ARE _________________
4.
SUNSPOTS LOOK SMALL , BUT ARE ACTUALLY VERY LARGE , EVEN
LARGER THAN THE ___________________
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4.
SOLAR FLARES 1.
2.
THE ATMOSPHERE > 2 FACTS :
1.
CHROMOSPHERE -
2.
CORONA -
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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > INSIDE THE SUN
1.
THE SUN IS MOSTLY ________________ AND __________________
2.
OUR SUN IS KNOWN AS A ________________
3.
OUR SUN IS NOT REALLY SMALL AS YOU COULD FIT __________
_________________
MILLION EARTHS INSIDE IT
4.
THE SUN HAS A SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF __________ THOUSAND
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
5.
IN ONE SECOND , THE SUN PUTS OUT MORE ENERGY THAT HAS BEEN
USED IN ALL OF HUMAN _________________________
6.
IN THE 1920 s , THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF THE SUN’S ENERGY WAS
DETERMINED TO BE __________________ FUSION
7.
THE SUN’S CORE IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR NUCLEAR FUSION AS
IT IS THE HOTTEST PLACE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AT ________ MILLION
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND _______ TIMES THE DENSITY OF LEAD
USING SOLAR ENERGY
TWO DISADVANTAGES :
1.
2.
FOUR ADVANTAGES :
1.
2.
3.
4.