The Sun

The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear reaction

• nuclear core

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Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.

• helium, hydrogen

• carbon, hydrogen

• nitrogen, helium

• hydrogen, helium

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The temperature inside the sun's core can reach about:

• 15,000 degrees fahrenheit

• 15,000,000 degrees fahrenheit

• 15,000,000 degrees celsius

• 15,000,000,000 degrees celsius

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The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• radiation zone

• convection zone

How long does it take energy to pass through the radiation zone?

• 12 minutes

• 100 year

• 10,000 years

• 100,000 years

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core

• the radiation zone

• the convection zone

• the corona

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When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

• convection zone

What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?

• convection zone

• corona

• chromosphere

• photosphere

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What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

• chromosphere

• photosphere

• corona

• atmosphere

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The particles of the corona extends into space for millions of kilometers and spreads into streams of electrically charged particles called:

• coronal discharge

• solar flares

• coronal ejection

• solar winds