Our Sun

The reason that most solar winds do not disrupt electricity on the Earth is due to the Earth’s ______.

• poles

• magnetic field

• stratosphere

• auroras

The Sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium atoms in the _____.

• Radiative Zone

• Convective Zone

• Core

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What are the Sun's layers of atmosphere from lowest to highest layer?

• Core, Radiative Zone, Convection Zone

• Corona, Chromosphere, Photosphere

• Convection Zone, Radiative Zone, Core

• Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona

When we see the sun out during the day, we are viewing light that is coming from the ___________.

• Core

• Convection Zone

• Chromosphere

• Photosphere

Where the color of the Sun comes from.

• Core

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Photosphere

The dark areas on the Sun's surface, sunspots, are ______ than the surrounding matter.

• more active

• hotter

• less active

• cooler

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 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

Huge loops of reddish gas that connect sunspots are called:

• prominences
• solar flares
• coronal loops
• solar wind