Question

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our sun
kathy hufford
1our star, the sun,
is the center of our
solar system.
without our sun,
there would be no
life on earth. it is
the star that is
closest to earth.
there are lots of
stars like the sun. some stars are bigger. some are
smaller. our sun is just right for us.
2like other stars, our sun is a ball of hot, glowing
gases. the part we can see is about 11,000 degrees
fahrenheit (6,100 degrees celsius). it gets hotter as
you go deeper. the hottest the oven in your kitchen
gets is 500 degrees fahrenheit (260 degrees
celsius). the surface of our sun boils like a pot of
soup. it also shoots flares of hot gas thousands of
miles into space.
3eight planets, bunches of moons, asteroids, comets,
dwarf planets and a whole lot of other things go
around our sun. the path the planets take around the
sun is called an orbit. moons orbit, too, but they go
around a planet.
4whats it like on the sun? the sun is way too hot to
visit. a person or spacecraft couldnt even get near it.
even if you could get close, powerful gravity would
make one of your arms weigh as much as your whole
body. it would be impossible to move.
which two central ideas help to provide an objective
summary of the passage?
a
the sun is the center of the universe and
like other stars, our sun is a ball of hot,
glowing gases.
b
the sun is the center of our solar system
and like other stars, our sun is a ball of
hot, glowing liquid.
c
the sun is the center of the universe and
like other stars, our sun is a ball of hot,
glowing liquid.
d
the sun is the center of our solar system
and like other stars, our sun is a ball of
hot, glowing gases.

Explanation:

The passage clearly states in paragraph 1 that "Our star, the Sun, is the center of our solar system" and in paragraph 2 that "Like other stars, our Sun is a ball of hot, glowing gases". Options A and C wrongly claim the sun is the center of the universe (it's the center of our solar system, not the whole universe). Option B incorrectly says the sun is a ball of liquid (the text says gases). Option D correctly reflects the two key points from the text.

Answer:

D. The sun is the center of our solar system and like other stars, our sun is a ball of hot, glowing gases.