Solar System Review

In convection objects rise due to:

• Higher Temperature

• Lower Density

• Lower Temperature

• Higher Density

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The Aurora Borealis is caused by what?

• Solar Weather

• Sunspots

• Solar Corona

• Solar Flares

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The reddish layer of the sun's atmosphere

• Chromosphere

• Atmosphere

• Corona

• Photosphere

What is the center layer of the sun called?

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Core

• Convection Zone

How many years is a sunspot cycle?

• 6

• 8

• 11

• 16

What energy is our sun primarily made of?

• Helium

• Radon

• Hydrogen

• Argon

Exploding electromagnetic radiation from the sun is known as what?

• Sunspots

• Corona

• Solar Winds

• Prominences

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What pressure keeps the sun from exploding?

• Outward gravity

• Outward Fusion

• Inward Gravity

• Inward Fusion

Items will transfer heat until?

• Equilibrium

• Thermal Equilibrium

• All the heat is absorbed

• All the heat is destroyed

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Which heat transfer requires contact?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Heat Transfer