UP:SC15.ESS.1
Vocabulary
- mass
- temperature
- nuclear fusion
- radiation
- convection
- hydrostatic equilibrium
- flux
- random walk
- red giant
- planetary nebula
- white dwarf
Knowledge
Students know:
- The sun is a star The sun is changing and will burn out eventually.
- Nuclear fusion processes in the center of the sun release energy that reaches Earth as radiation. Hydrogen is the sun's fuel.
- Helium and energy are products of fusion processes in the sun.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Develop models to predict and show relationships among variables between systems and their components in the natural and designed world(s).
Understanding
Students understand that:
- The scale of the energy released by the fusion process is much larger than the scale of the energy released by chemical processes.
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Developing and Using Models
Crosscutting Concepts
Stability and Change
