BJU Earth Science Chapter 4

The color that the human eye sees best is

• red

• violet

• yellow

• blue

The sun is composed mostly of

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• helium

• sodium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The sun's surface exists in what state of matter?

• plasma

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Cells or bubbles of plasma on the sun's surface are called

• granules

• solar flares

• prominences

• sunspots

Severe storms which can hinder radio use here on earth are called

• spicules

• solar flares

• solar winds

• sunspots

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

• core

• radiative zone

• convective zone

• corona

Which of the following is not part of the sun's atmosphere?

• chromosphere

• coronagraph

• prominence

• spicule

Of what high speed particles is solar wind mostly composed

• neutrons

• neutrinos

• muons

• protons and electrons

A disadvantage of solar energy is that it

• has no waste products

• is of high quality

• converts readily to electricity

• cannot be used on cloudy days

In what part of the sun are the thermonuclear reactions believed to occur?

• radiative zone

• core

• photosphere

• chromospheres

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