Quiz on the Sun's Layers

Quiz on the Sun's Layers

8th Grade

9 Qs

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Quiz on the Sun's Layers

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kim Norman

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the sun is the central region where nuclear reactions consume hydrogen to form helium?

Photosphere

Chromosphere

Core

Corona

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary method of energy transport in the Radiative Zone of the sun?

Convection

Radiation

Conduction

Diffusion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the sun extends from a depth of about 200,000 km to the visible surface where its motion is seen as granules and supergranules?

Core

Radiative Zone

Convection Zone

Photosphere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere called?

Chromosphere

Corona

Photosphere

Flare

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the solar atmosphere is the visible surface of the Sun?

Chromosphere

Transition Region

Photosphere

Corona

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which layer of the solar atmosphere does the temperature rise from 6000°C to about 20,000°C?

Photosphere

Chromosphere

Transition Region

Corona

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the function of the Transition Region in the solar atmosphere?

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8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the solar atmosphere is known as the Sun’s outer atmosphere?

Photosphere

Chromosphere

Transition Region

Corona

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the solar wind?

The visible surface of the Sun.

An irregular layer above the photosphere.

A thin and very irregular layer of the Sun’s atmosphere.

An outward flow of coronal gas.