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Chapter 3: Lesson 1 THE SUN AND PLANETS. The Solar system. How would you describe the sun? The sun…. has flares that are hotter than the temperature of the sun’s surface. is a hot, glowing ball of gas. has loops that are arcs of gas. has dark spots called sun spots.
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Chapter 3: Lesson 1 THE SUN AND PLANETS The Solar system
How would you describe the sun? The sun…. has flares that are hotter than the temperature of the sun’s surface. is a hot, glowing ball of gas. has loops that are arcs of gas. has dark spots called sun spots. is a medium-sized star. has sun spots that are cooler than other parts of the sun. That’s why they are darker. rotates, but doesn’t orbit. lights and warms the Earth. has bright spots on the surface called flares.
The sun Sun spots Flares Arcs of gas
The Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Mercury ry
The sun, the planets and their moons, and other objects that move around the sun make up the solar system.
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