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The Sun Quiz
The Sun's not just a giant ball of burning gas... Well, actually that's all it is, but it doesn't stop our Sun Quiz being hot stuff.
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What is the Sun?
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What is it made from?
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What are the two main gases that make up The Sun?
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How long does it take light to travel to Earth?
5/9 Which planet is nearest to The Sun?
6/9 What type of star is the Sun?
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Which of these words is to do with the sun?
8/9 Fill in the missing fresh rhyme from the viral hit song We Are The Planets: "This is the sun, rapping first on this track from the beginning, I'm the centre of the solar system planets be __________ around me, so hot"
9/9 How fast is the Sun travelling through space?
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Freezing cold. You're so far away from the answers you've just passed Pluto.
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Getting warmer. You're close to being an expert on the Sun. Not literally "on" though. That would be very dangerous.
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Boiling hot. Even hotter than boiling hot. You're so hot you're on the Sun.