Solar Weather and Climate Quiz Review

The irradiance of the sun is the amount of solar energy received from the sun, in a specific area ( watts/m²). Because it is all types of radiation, what directly affects the amount of irradiance?

• density of particles

• wavelength of energy emitted

• number of sunspots

• number of solar wind particles

During the solar maximum period of the 11 year solar cycle.....

• the possibility of solar weather affecting terrestrial weather is at it's highest

• number of sunspots is at it's lowest

• solar activity is at it's lowest

• solar activity is at it's highest

Solar Flares and Coronal mass Ejections are both caused by the Sun's changing magnetic field and can effect our planet Earth. True or False

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Working from the inside layer and moving outward, identify the correct order of the Sun's layers.

• core, corona, chromosphere

• radiative zone, convective zone, core

• core, radiative zone, convective zone

• corona, radiative zone, core

For a few hours, some satellites experienced electrical failure and at the same time, radio communications at high latitudes were also disrupted. Which is an astronomer most likely to predict was the cause?

• solar flares

• coronal mass ejections

• a geomagnetic storm

• solar energetic particles

Knowing terrestrial weather is weather that occurs between the Earth's surface and the space boundary, which terrestrial weather types data is used to study how solar weather effects terrestrial weather?

• wind

• temperature

• snowfall

• rainfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which process release energy in the sun's core?

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• radiation

• conduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Energy is transferred through the sun's radiative zone to the conductive zone through......

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• radiation

• conduction

Energy is transferred to the sun's surface through which process?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

• Radiation

• Conduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth through.....

• Nuclear Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

• Radiation

• Conduction