NS2-M3C14 - The Sun Quiz 53

The sun contains _____ of all the matter in our solar system.

• 5%

• 99%

• 63%

• 32%

Power that comes from some materials can be traced back to the sun. Of which of the following materials would this be true? (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

• wind

• water

• fossil fuel

• nuclear

• tidal

Which gas dominates the sun?

• hydrogen

• helium

• nitrogen

• oxygen

Which layer of the sun do sunspots rise through?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• None of the above

The luminous visible surface of the Sun, being a shallow layer of strongly ionized gases

• Heliosphere

• Photosphere

• Atmosphere

• Metrosphere

A vast region of space surrounding the Sun; a sort of bubble filled by the interplanetary medium and extending well beyond the orbit of Pluto

• Photosphere

• Metrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Heliosphere

A sudden flash of brightness observed over the Sun's surface or solar limb

• Solar flashes

• Solar spots

• Solar flares

• Solar fusion

A stellar remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter

• Red dwarf

• White giant

• Red giant

• White dwarf

"Northern Lights," a natural light display in the sky caused by the collision of solar wind and magnetosphere charged particles with the high altitude atmosphere

• Aurora lights

• Aurora Borealis

• Aurora Australis

• Northern glare

Sunspots are believed to be responsible for what phenomena here on Earth?

• The Van Allen radiation belts

• Solar eclipses

• The Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis

• The Earth's magnetosphere