7th Grade Ch 7.1 Solar System

The zone on the sun where convection currents bring energy to the sun's surface and take gas back into the sun is

• aperture

• convection zone

• corona

• geocentric

A fiery burst of gas from the sun that rises thousands of kilometers into space is

• pominence

• planet

• nebula

• refracting telescope

The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere is

• aperture

• convective zone

• corona

• nebula

A form of wave energy that has both electrical and magnetic properties is

• convective zone

• geocentric

• electromagnetic radiation

• prominence

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

An opening through which light passes is

• planet

• nebula

• corona

• aperture

A telescope that uses a series of lenses to magnify objects is

• convective zone

• reflecting telescope

• corona

• refracting telescope

Centered on or around Earth is

• geocentric

• convective zone

• aperture

• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A vast, moving interstellar cloud of gas and dust is

• prominence

• aperture

• corona

• nebula

A spherical object that orbits the sun and has removed other objects from its orbit is

• refracting telescope

• geocentric

• planet

• corona

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Telescopes that use mirrors yield clearer images that those that use lenses.

• True

• False