The Sun IELTS Reading Answers
The Academic passage ‘The Sun’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test. Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 9. Beyond the questions, you will find the answers along with the location of the answers in the passage and the keywords that help you find out the answers.
The Sun
Answers
Question number | Answer | Keywords | Location of keywords |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Arctic circle | This is the situation for people who live above the Arctic Circle.
& For part of the year they cannot see the sun |
Paragraph B;
Line 6 & Line 9 |
2 | earth | In 1543, Nicholas Copernicus demonstrated that the earth travels around the sun. | Paragraph C;
Line 6 |
3 | 150 million | The earth is 150 million kilometers from the sun. | Paragraph D;
Line 1 |
4 | eight | If they turned on a light, it would take eight minutes for you to see it! | Paragraph D;
Line 5 |
5 | 15 | The temperature of the sun is around 6,000 degrees Celsius at its surface, and 15 million degrees at its centre! | Paragraph E;
Line 1 |
6 | photosynthesis | The sun makes plants grow through the process of photosynthesis. | Paragraph F;
Line 7 |
7 | Solar cells | Human can turn sunlight into electricity with solar cells. | Paragraph G;
Line 2 |
8 | Vitamin D | And the sun helps our bodies produce vitamin D | Paragraph H;
Line 4 |
9 | gravity | The sun’s gravity keeps the planet in orbit. | Paragraph I;
Line 4 |
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