Sun Quiz

This is the inner-most layer of the sun, where nuclear fusion happens. 

• core
• corona
• photosphere
• chromosphere

This layer contains currents of rising and sinking gas that carry energy to the surface.

• radiative zone
• corona
• chromosphere
• convective zone

Innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere, produces the sun's light.

• chromosphere
• corona
• photosphere
• radiative zone

At 10,000 degrees Celsius, hydrogen begins to change into helium and energy is released in a process called

• supernova
• pulsar
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear fission

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What layer can be seen here?

• chromosphere
• corona
• photosphere
• core

What is the sun mostly made up of

• Helium
• Core
• Carbon
• Hydrogen

Nuclear fusion produces the sun's energy. It fuses hydrogen into ___ atoms.

• carbon

• nitrogen

• lithium

• helium

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Most of the sun’s energy is a result of

• nuclear fusion  
• nuclear fission
• atomic reactions
• coronal mass ejection

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The second gaseous layer of the Sun's atmosphere; has a reddish color

• Chromosphere

• Radiation Zone

• Photosphere

• Convection Zone

A layer of a star's interior where energy is primarily transported toward the exterior by means of radiative diffusion and thermal conduction, rather than by convection

• Chromosphere

• Radiation Zone

• Photosphere

• Convection Zone

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