8th Grade Science Paper

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The sun’s core makes up 25% of the sun’s total diameter. The core is 15,000,000°C and is made up entirely of ionized gas.

The radiative zone is the zone that surrounds the core. Its temperature is ranged from 2,000,000°C to 7,000,000°C. In this zone, energy moves outward in the form of radiation.

The last zone is the Convective zone. The temperature here is about 2,000,000°C. The energy made in this zone moves by convection.

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A sun spot is a cool dark area on the sun. But, even though they are dark, they still shine breightly!

An Auras is when bands of light appear in the sky because solar winds and Earth’s magnetosphere interact with each other. Auras are usually seen near the North and South poles.

A sudden outward eruption of electrically charged particles, such as electrons and neutrons, is called a solar flare.

Coronal mass ejections are particles that fly off into space.

Great clouds of glowing gases, called prominences, form huge arched that reach high above the sun’s surface.

A solar wind is a continuous flow of charged particles from the sun.

Hydrostatic Equilibrium is where outward thermal pressure from the hot core is balanced by the inward gravitational pressure from the overlying layers.

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(Underneath or around picture) For relatively close stars, scientists can determine a star’s distance by measuring parallax, the apparent shift in a star’s position when viewed from different locations. As Earth orbits the sun, observers can study the stars from different perspectives.

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