General Science Quiz 5B

Which state or states of matter is the sun made of?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

What two elements is the sun mainly made of?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Complete the sentences.

The large eruptions of energy on the surface of the sun are called ​ (a)   .

The darker areas on the sun are called ​ (b)   .

• solar flares
• sunspots
• photons

Label the parts of the sun's interior.

a

b

c

fusion zone

core

radiative zone

convective zone

Match the terms to their descriptions.

• the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere

• photosphere

• the first layer of the sun's atmosphere

• corona

• the visible surface of the sun

• chromosphere

The temperature of the corona is much cooler than that of the chromosphere.

• true

• false

The corona stretches out for millions of miles, while the chromosphere is only about 1800 miles thick.

• true

• false

What is this phenomenon called?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1