the Sun

How hot is the Sun?

• 4,505 K°

• 4,937 K°

• 5,778 K°

• 8,909

• Other

How much He₂ does the Sun produce every day?

• 190.1 yotta watts

• 203.7 yotta watts

• 384.6 yotta watts

• 637.5 yotta watts

• 869.2 yotta watts

What is the sun's diameter?

• 9.2053 million km

• 8.3297 million km

• 6.9146 million km

• 3.8906 million km

• 1.3927 million km

How old is the sun?

• 4.603 billion years

• 9.267 billion years

• 2.310 billion years

• 7.402 billion years

• 1.905 billion years

The sun converts matter into energy in the

• corona.
• radiative zone
• convection zone
• core

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Most of the sun’s energy is a result of

• nuclear fusion  
• nuclear fission
• atomic reactions
• coronal mass ejection

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What elements make up most of the sun’s mass?

• carbon and oxygen
• carbon and hydrogen
• helium and nitrogen
• hydrogen and helium

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Sunspots are

• large flares of energy that loop back to the sun's surface.

• magnetic areas on the sun's surface that appear darker because they are a lower temperature than surrounding areas.

• bursts of energy that flash off the sun's surface.

Solar flares are

• large flares of energy that loop back to the sun's surface.

• areas on the sun's surface that appear darker because they are a lower temperature than surrounding areas.

• bursts of energy that flash off the sun's surface.

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Where is the weakest area of the magnetic field around Earth?

• Equator
• Poles

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