The Sun Reading Passage Questions

What is the sun made up of?

• 75% hydrogen and 25% helium

• 75% helium and 25% hydrogen

• 50% hydrogen and 50% helium

• 50% helium and 50% hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

How does the sun get its energy? (answer in at least one complete sentence)

Label the layers of the sun's interior on the diagram. (note: only labeling the three interior layers!)

a

b

c

Convection Zone

Core

Radiative Zone

Now label the three layers of the Sun's atmosphere

a

b

c

Photosphere

Chromosphere

Corona

During a school project, Grace, Aiden, and Nora are studying the sun. They need to identify the structures that make up the sun. Which of the following structures are part of the sun? (select all that apply)

• Solar Wind

• Solar Flare

• Prominence

• Sun Spot

• Craters

The outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere

• Photosphere

• Corona
• Sunspot
• Solar Flare

What does #1 on the diagram represent?

• Photosphere
• Solar Flare
• Core
• Radiative Zone

What layer of the sun is very dense and can take up to 100,000 for a photon to travel through?

• Core

• Photosphere

• Radiative Zone

• Convection Zone

Match key characteristics with the correct layer

• Core

• Layer we can only see during a total solar eclipse

• Chromosphere

• Layer that gives off light

• Radiative Zone

• Layer next to the core

• Photosphere

• Layer where Nuclear Fusion occurs

• Corona

• Outermost layer of the Sun

This layer is most similar to a lava lamp, with energy flowing from cooler to warmer.

• Convection Zone

• Conventional Zone

• Solar Flare

• Radiative Zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3