Sun and Solar Phenomena Quiz

The Sun’s central region where nuclear fusion happens is called:

• Radiation Zone

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

In which layer does energy move outward mainly as electromagnetic radiation?

• Core

• Convection Zone

• Radiation Zone

• Corona

Which layer of the Sun moves energy by circulating currents of hot gases?

• Convection Zone

• Radiation Zone

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

The visible “surface” of the Sun that gives off light is the:

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Core

The reddish layer above the photosphere, visible during eclipses, is the:

• Chromosphere

• Convection Zone

• Radiation Zone

• Corona

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere, seen during a total solar eclipse, is the:

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Chromosphere

• Sunspot

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What process powers the Sun by combining hydrogen into helium?

• Fission

• Fusion

• Conduction

• Radiation

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What process involves splitting heavy atomic nuclei into smaller ones?

• Fusion

• Fission

• Convection

• Prominence

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Dark, cooler areas on the Sun caused by magnetic activity are:

• Solar flares

• Sunspots

• Prominences

• Corona

A sudden burst of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface is called:

• Prominence

• Solar flare

• Chromosphere

• Convection Zone