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The sun is made up of six different layers. Three of these layers make up the interior of the sun. The remaining three layers make up the sun’s atmosphere. Which is the innermost layer of the sun?

• chromosphere

• convection zone

• Core

• Corona

Luis is comparing two stars in the Milky Way galaxy. How can Luis tell which star has the greater temperature?

• brightness

• apparent magnitude

• color

• absolute magnitude

The Sun does not have the greatest absolute brightness compared to stars in the night sky. How is it possible that it has the greatest apparent brightness?

• It is hotter than the other starts.

• It is closer than the other stars.

• It is farther away than the other stars.

• Apparent brightness is more powerful than absolute brightness.

Which of the following can affect our communications grid?

• sunspots

• revolution of planets

• phases of the moon

• apparent magnitude

What is unique about the rotation of the sun?

• It spins way faster than the planets.

• It spins extremely slow.

• The top half spins one direction and the bottom half spins the opposite direction.

• Some areas spin faster than others.

Conduction is one way in which energy in the form of heat is transferred through the Earth system. Which of the following best describes how conduction causes magma to heat the surrounding rock inside Earth?

• The warm magma flows towards Earth’s surface and cools.

• Electromagnetic waves from the sun warm the magma, which in turn warms the surrounding rock

• Differences in the density of the magma cause movement in the magma, which warms the surrounding rock

• Molecules of magma collide with molecules of rock and transfer energy as heat

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Electromagnetic waves produced by the sun travel through space to Earth. What is this method of energy transfer called?

• CONVECTION

• CONDUCTION

• INSULATION

• RADIATION

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Earth’s atmosphere is not uniform in temperature. What is the primary method by which energy as heat can be rapidly transferred and cycled through different elevations in Earth’s atmosphere?

• convection

• conduction

• insulation

• radiation

Solar energy does not warm Earth’s surface evenly. For example, during the day, land areas warm up faster than nearby bodies of water. How does this uneven warming affect the movement of air over land and water?

• The cooler, denser air above the water flows toward the warmer, less dense air above the land, causing a sea breeze.

• The warmer, less dense air above the land flows toward the cooler, denser air above the water, causing a land breeze.

• The cooler air over the water would absorb water vapor and rise, resulting in rainy conditions over the shoreline.

• The warmer air over the land would transfer energy to the cooler air by conduction, leading to a uniform air temperature.

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Sunlight does not reach all parts of Earth's surface equally. This results in uneven heating of Earth’s surface and the formation of wind. Why does the uneven heating of Earth's surface produce wind?

• It causes condensation in the atmosphere.

• It causes pressure differences in the atmosphere.

• It causes differences in the level of water vapor in the atmosphere.

• It causes cooler air to rise, creating a partial vacuum near the surface.

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