Sun Fusion

Sun Fusion

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Sun Fusion

Sun Fusion

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-3, HS-PS1-8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In the sun, what happens during nuclear fusion?

Helium atoms fuse to make Carbon and very little energy

Oxygen atoms fuse to make Hydrogen and lots of energy

Hydrogen atoms fuse to make Helium and lots of energy

Carbon atoms fuse to make Iron and lots of metal

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What process creates intense temperatures and incredible amounts of energy within the core of the sun?

Expansion

Convection

Nuclear Fusion

Radiation

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What three extreme factors create the conditions that cause fusion to occur within the core?

Extreme gravity

Extreme condensation

Extreme pressure

Extreme heat

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is created during nuclear fusion within the Sun?

Two atoms of hydrogen

One atom of helium and lots of energy

One atom of hydrogen and lots of helium

Two atoms of carbon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The extreme gravity of the Sun constantly tries to crush it.

What equal and opposite force holds it up against gravity?

Pressure from the energy created by nuclear fusion

Black holes pulling on the Sun from all directions

The gravitational pull of all the other planets

A massive core of solid rock and metal

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which long, stable stage in its life cycle is the Sun currently experiencing?

Main Sequence

White Dwarf

Nebula

Red Giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which stage in the life cycle of a star occurs when a star runs out of hydrogen to fuse...causing it to fuse helium, get bigger, and cool down?

Nebula

Main Sequence

Red Giant

White Dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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