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What's it called when the moon travels between the sun and Earth and blocks the sun's light?
a) sun block
b) a shadow
c) a solar eclipse
d) ellipses

Why does the sun appear to be the same size in the sky as the moon?
a) they are the same size
b) its much farther away from Earth than the moon
c) the sun gets smaller as the Earth orbits around it
d) the moon gets bigger as it orbits the Earth

What is the sun made of?
a) hydrogen and helium
b) fire
c) rocks and water
d) nitrogen and oxygen

Which statement about the sun's size is FALSE
a) the sun is 99 times bigger than all the planets in our solar system combined
b) you could fit about a million Earths inside the sun
c) the sun is 110 times the diameter of Earth
d) the sun is the largest star compared to all other stars

What would weather on Earth be like without the sun?
a) it would be hot and windy
b) it would be cool and shady
c) it would be damp and warm
d) it would be cold and dark

About how old is the sun?
a) 1.2 million years old
b) 4.6 billion years old
c) 3.7 billion years old
d) 100 years old

What is the largest body in our solar system?
a) the moon
b) the sun
c) Earth
d) Jupiter

What is the sun?
a) a star
b) a moon
c) a planet
d) a comet

How far is the sun from Earth?
a) 150 million km
b) 15 million km
c) 5 million km
d) 1 million km

What's the path planets travel as they revolve around the sun called?
a) rotation
b) path
c) season
d) orbit

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