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1 What is the main topic of the passage?
✔ The facts of the sun The mystery of the universe
The facts of the solar system The planets in our solar system
2 What will happen before the sun dies according to the passage?
✔ The sun will get larger. The sun will get hotter.
The sun will get colder The sun will get harder.
3 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
The sun is made up of gases.
The surface of the sun is about 5,700 degrees Celsius.
✔ It takes one hour for light to travel from the sun to the Earth.
It takes 365 days for the Earth to move around the sun.
4 What can be inferred from the passage?
A star does not die.
The sun travels around the planets.
The Earth is the center of our solar system.
✔ The sun is the source of life on earth.
Visualize the Text
Complete the map with the words from the passage.
The Sun
is made up of hydrogen and helium
Definition keeps exploding and create the light and energy
Distance
150 million km away from our planet
Years
Temperature It takes eight minutes for light to reach the Earth from the sun.
about four and a half billion years old
becomes a giant red mass when it is ready to die
gets large enough to swallow the nearest planets
the surface: about 5,700 degrees Celsius
the core: 15 million degrees
Unit 1 Space 111
✔ The facts of the sun The mystery of the universe
The facts of the solar system The planets in our solar system
2 What will happen before the sun dies according to the passage?
✔ The sun will get larger. The sun will get hotter.
The sun will get colder The sun will get harder.
3 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
The sun is made up of gases.
The surface of the sun is about 5,700 degrees Celsius.
✔ It takes one hour for light to travel from the sun to the Earth.
It takes 365 days for the Earth to move around the sun.
4 What can be inferred from the passage?
A star does not die.
The sun travels around the planets.
The Earth is the center of our solar system.
✔ The sun is the source of life on earth.
Visualize the Text
Complete the map with the words from the passage.
The Sun
is made up of hydrogen and helium
Definition keeps exploding and create the light and energy
Distance
150 million km away from our planet
Years
Temperature It takes eight minutes for light to reach the Earth from the sun.
about four and a half billion years old
becomes a giant red mass when it is ready to die
gets large enough to swallow the nearest planets
the surface: about 5,700 degrees Celsius
the core: 15 million degrees
Unit 1 Space 111
