Nuclear Fusion, Layers

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• The core

• The radiative zone

• The convective zone

• The corona

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• The photosphere

• The chromosphere

• The corona

• The convective zone

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclispe?

• The chromosphere

• The photosphere

• The corona

• The atmosphere

What feature of the sun is shown here?

• Sunspots

• Solar Winds

• Solar Mass ejections

• Solar Prominences

How many stars are found in our solar system?

• One

• Millions

• Billions

• Thousands

Which elements make up the majority of the sun?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydroxide and Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

In a Star ____ atoms of Hydrogen fuse together to make ___ atoms of helium and lots of energy.

• 2, 1

• 3, 1

• 4, 2

• 4, 1

Fusion in the sun can only occur under conditions of extreme _____ and _____.

• Heat and Energy

• Energy and Light

• Heat and Pressure

• Pressure and Gravity

The _____ of a star determines the color of the Star.

• Shape

• Temperature

• Location

• Distance

Identify the layers of the sun from the center outwards.

• Radiative zone, Photosphere, Corona, Chromosphere, Convective zone, Core

• Core, Photosphere, Radiative zone, Corona, Convective zone, Chromosphere

• Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone, Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona

• Core, Convective zone, Radiative zone, Corona, Chromosphere, Photosphere