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Which layer of the sun is the hottest?

What is the temperature of the photosphere?

Bag Toss Challenge!

Which 2 layers make up the sun’s atmosphere?

List the layers of the sun in order from the inside,

out. Spelling counts.

Bag Toss Challenge!

Diagram nuclear fusion.

Define solar wind.

True or False, Auroras are caused by sun spots.

How many magnetic fields does the sun have?

Bag Toss Challenge!

Explain the differences between solar wind and

solar flares.

How hot can solar flares be?

True or false, mare are oceans on the moons

surface.

Define highlands.

All of the moon’s prominent surface

features are caused by _____________________.

Bag Toss Challenge!

Explain the visual difference between the dark side of the moon and the side that faces

Earth.

Define a rille. How are rilles formed? Draw a

picture of a rille on the board.

How long is it from new moon phase to new

moon phase?

Bag Toss Challenge!

What phase would we expect to see 2 weeks

after a first quarter moon?

Draw a picture of a waxing gibbous on the

board.

Explain the process that causes us to see lunar phases from Earth’s

surface.

Bag Toss Challenge!Draw the alignment of

the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse.

What does a lunar eclipse look like?

Define synchronous rotation.

How many high tides does Earth have on a

daily basis?

Bag Toss Challenge!

Which moon phases cause spring tides?

Neap tides will cause ________high tides and

________low tides

A spring tide occurs at Point Pleasant Beach on

January 3rd. On what date can we expect the next

spring tide to occur?