What does heliocentric mean?

Sun centered model of the solar system

The sun has no solid surface

True, and it also has an atmosphere!

If there was a large magnetic storm...

I wouldn't have any electricity!

The oval shape of the planets' orbits around the sun

The sun has a spud zone

No, the sun has a radiation zone and convection zone., No, spuds are potatoes.

spots on the sun that are cool enough to sit on.

The intense heat and pressure inside the core of the sun cause hydrogen atoms to become helium.

True, and it is called Nuclear Fusion. It is awesome!

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1
What does heliocentric mean?
Sun centered model of the solar system
An earth centered view of the universe
A ocean centered view of the universe
a large yo yo smacks a man named Centri
2
The sun has no solid surface
False, how else would the sun baboons get around?
True, it is all liquid and plasma.
True, and it also has an atmosphere!
False, sun spots are made of hot sun-ice called "solar caps.
3
A planet is an object that orbits the sun, has been rounded by it's own gravity, and has...
a moon
human life
cleared the area of its orbit
done it's sit-ups
4
An Astronomical Unit (AU) measures
heat (C°)
distance (kilometers)
weight (pounds)
time (seconds)
5
If there was a large magnetic storm...
I wouldn't have any electricity!
I wouldn't be able to go swimming!
I would be struck by lightening and die!
The sun would become eclipsed!
6
The hottest part of the sun is the
biceps
core
chromosphere
corona
7
an ellipse is
the shape of Mars
The sound stars make when they explode
The oval shape of the planets' orbits around the sun
an overweight cosmic panda
8
Venus and Mercury go through phases just like Earth's moon.
False
True
9
The sun has a spud zone
No, the sun has a radiation zone and convection zone.
Yes, the parts of the sun are the core, spud zone, and heat.
No, spuds are potatoes.
No, the sun has a convection zone and a pool zone.
10
The sun totally has
super big atmosphere
many neat rocks
Tons of rad fun
lots of cool ice
11
Sun spots are
spots on the sun that are cool enough to sit on.
spots on the beach where it is really sunny.
areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler.
Chicken pox
12
A prominence is a loop in a sunspot. When prominences connect, they cause an eruption called...
photospheric hyper-putter
solar flare
Instant BBQ
Space tornado
13
The intense heat and pressure inside the core of the sun cause hydrogen atoms to become helium.
True, and it is called Nuclear Fusion. It is awesome!
False, hydrogen burns up into pure energy. It's very boring.
True, and it is called aurora borealis. It is super-neat!
False, Hydrogen can't become Helium. That is stupid.
14
The Sun is made mostly of
nuclear material
Space gorilla farts
hydrogen
molten rock
15
The Corona causes
asteroids to fly
flurdars to problemallate.
solar winds
geese to migrate south for the winter
16
The Core of the sun produces energy by
MICROWAVING HOT POCKETS!
NUCLEAR FUSION!
SPINNING REALLY FAST!
ELECTRICITY!
17
if the Greek root photos means "light," then photosphere means
light-ball
light-pants
light-year
lightsaber
18
Venus is farther from the sun than Jupiter
Nope
Yup

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