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The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear reaction

• nuclear core

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a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere

• corona

• solar flare

• solar wind

• photosphere

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What protects life on Earth from gamma rays, X rays, and particles emitted by the Sun?

• The ozone layer in the stratosphere

• The ionosphere

• The magnetosphere (Earth's magnetic field)

• Clouds

What is a prominence on the sun?

• a part of the sun’s corona, a cloud of colored gas

• a disturbance in the sun’s atmosphere; an arched, glowing cloud of gas

• a part of the convective zone, a cool area with powerful magnetic fields

• a magnetic disruption in the sun’s photosphere

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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What is the sun mostly made up of

• Helium

• Core

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

The sun is a _______.

• star

• planet

• satellite

The surface of the sun is called ______________________.

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• sunspots

• flares

__________________ are darker,cooler areas on the sun's photosphere.

• corona

• sunspots

• flares

• solar wind

Which is the layer of the sun made of hydrogen and helium, about 1500 kilometer thick?

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• prominences

• sunspots