Sun quiz

The sun is a...

• Large star made out of hydrogen and helium that the Earth orbits

• Large planet made out of hydrogen and helium

• Large star made out of hydrogen and oxygen that orbits Earth

• Large star made out of hydrogen and nitrogen that orbits Jupiter

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What is this?

• Solar Flares

• Sunspots

• Corona

• Prominences

What is a sudden burst of energy called?

(a)  

Prominences are huge looping eruptions of gases

• True

• False

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What is the most noticeable layer of the sun?

(a)  

The corona is an outer layer of the suns atmosphere that can only be seen during a total eclipse

• True

• False

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How does the sun produce energy?

• Through a prominence

• Through a solar flare

• Through a nuclear fusion

• Through a sunspot

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A CME is when...

(a)  

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What is an aurora?

• Colored lights in the sky that come from prominence

• The solar wind charges some of the gases in the Earth's atmosphere, and the different atmospheric gases charge and glow different colors

• The sunlight mixes with gases and makes colors in the sky

• Colored lights in the sky that come from solar flares

What are some things that CME's can cause?

• Static on the radio

• All of the above

• Dropped cell phone calls

• Snowy television reception

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