Worksheet 4.2
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How are the stars we see at night related to the Sun? How are they different?
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How big is the Sun relative to Earth? How far away is it?
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How do the density and temperature of the Sun vary from the center outward?
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| 4. | How does the Sun produce the energy it needs to stay hot?
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| 5. | Why does the Sun shine?
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What parts of the Sun are revealed by using invisible forms of light to observe it?
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| 7. | Can plasma move freely in the presence of a magnetic field? Why not?
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| 8. | What are sunspots?
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What happens to the Sun’s magnetic field with time, and how does that affect the number of sunspots and solar flares?
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