Space and the Sun

_______reactions take place in the interior of the Sun, which is made up of hot plasma woven with magnetic fields.

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Both A and B

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

This layer is the visible surface of the sun:

• The photosphere

• The corona

• The radiative zone

• The chromosphere

Which of the following is not true of the corona?

• It has temperatures of 10 to 30 K

• It is the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere

• It extends millions of kilometers into space

• It is visible during a solar eclipse

During a solar eclipse, this ring of light is visible:

• The photosphere

• The radiative zone

• The corona

• The chromosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is not true of the photosphere?

• It is one of the coolest layers of the Sun

• It is the layer that emits sunlight

• It is the outermost layer of the Sun

• It is about 6,000 C

Which of the following is not true of the chromosphere?

• It is heated by energy from the corona

• Temperatures range from about 4,000C to 10,000C

• It glows red

• It is about 2000 km thick

The outer layers of the Sun from inside to outside are?

• Photosphere, chromosphere, corona

• Chromosphere, corona, photosphere

• Corona, chromosphere, photosphere

• Photosphere, corona, chromosphere

The star at the center of our solar system supports almost all life on Earth.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Our Sun is a sphere of plasma held together by___________.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is not true of the SOHO spacecraft?

• It collects data primarily of the Sun's deep interior

• It has been in operation since 1996

• It sends data and images of the Sun back to Earth

• It is in orbit around the sun