EARTH SCIENCE (Assessment 1.1)- THE SUN AND ITS ORIGINS

Which of these describes the sun?

• composed of light and gases
• composed of hard rocks
• does not emit light and heat

Which of these is not given off by the sun?

• Chemical energy
• Heat Energy
• Light Energy

What kind of heavenly body is the sun?

• Meteor
• Planet
• Star

Which of these makes the earth warm?

• Heat energy
• Light energy
• Both A and B

Which of these is used by green plants for food making?

• Heat Energy
• Light Energy
• Solar Energy

Which of these is the bright and visible part of the sun?

• Chromosphere
• Photosphere
• Corona

Which of these is seen at the photosphere?

• Prominence
• Sunspot
• Both A and B

Which of these is seen as a black part during an eclipse?

• Chromosphere
• Corona
• Photosphere

Which of these appears as a thin layer of red light around the sun during an eclipse?

• Chromosphere
• Corona
• Photosphere

Which of these three is the hottest?

• Chromosphere
• Corona
• Photosphere