Sun Spaceweather

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Science
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3rd Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
State three structures of the Sun that form the Sun’s atmosphere.
radiation zone
Photosphere,
convection zone
chromosphere
corona
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
State three phenomena that occur on the surface of the Sun where charged gases erupt.
Prominence
coronal mass ejection
sunspot
solar flare
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define Earth’s magnetosphere.
Particles in plasma such as electrons, protons and alpha particles that erupt from the Sun to outer space travel together at high speeds
It is
a combination of the Earth's magnetic field (as the main magnetic field) and the magnetic field in the region in space.
spouts magnetic particles at high speeds into outer space and appears like an expanding cloud. These magnetic particles from the coronal mass ejection take three days to reach Earth.
huge loop
or arched column of glowing gases over the sunspot.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What influences the shape of the magnetosphere?
solar flare
prominiences
solar wind
solar cycle
geomagnetic storm
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name one object in the Solar System that has the same shape as solar wind.
asteroid
comet
meteroid
planet
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of space weather?
biological shield to protect life on Earth from the adverse effects of solar wind
interaction between the magnetic field brought by the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field
Phenomena that occur on the surface of
the Sun and in outer space.
outer space surrounding Earth where the magnetic field in Earth’s magnetosphere is a combination of Earth’s magnetic field (as the prime magnetic field) and the magnetic field in the region in outer space
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
State four examples of the effects of space weather on Earth
Formation of aurora
disturbances to telecommunication
disturbances to navigation system
disturbances to electric power lines
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6
NGSS.HS-PS4-3
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