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A solar system is a group of stars, moons, comets, asteroids, & space dust
What is a solar system?
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Dark colors attract more of the sun's rays.
What color attracts most of the sun's rays?
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The sun takes up 99% of the mass in our solar system.
In our solar system, how much mass does our sun take up?
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The sun doesn't move; it is stationary
Does the sun move across the sky?
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A galaxy is a group of solar systems.
What is a galaxy?
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The sun's rays heat the surface of objects.
What heats the surface of objects?
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The sun supports life on Earth.
Why is the sun important to Earth?
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The sun is made of gases so it is not a solid.
Is the sun a solid?
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Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
What is the name of our galaxy?
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Heat rising from objects exposed to the sun heat the air.
What heats the air?
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The sun provides both heat & light.
How does the sun support life on Earth?
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The sun rotates; it takes 27 days to complete one turn.
Does the sun rotate or spin?
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Astronomers hypothesize that there are 100 billion solar systems in our galaxy.
What is the hypothesis of the numbers of solar systems in our galaxy?
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Sun burn is when our skin is actually burnt by the sun.
What is sun burn?
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The sun provides light which allows plants to grow; they provide food and oxygen.
Why is heat & light important?
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The telescope is used to observe objects far away.
What instrument is used to observe objects far away?
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The universe is the total of everything that exists.
What is the universe?
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Looking directly into the sun will cause eye damage.
What is eye damage?
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The sun is made of gasses called helium & hydrogen.
What is the sun made of?
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An astronomer studies objects in space.
What is a person called that studies the properties and behavior of objects in space?
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