The Sun

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

• nuclear fission
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear reaction
• nuclear core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

____________are areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gas around them.

• Solar Wind

• Solar Flares

• Sunspots

• Core

What is the Sun?

• A Planet
• A Star
• Cloud
• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the c (besides the obvious "constant") stand for in the equation E=mc^2

• Energy

• Mass

• Constant

• Speed of light

Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.

• helium, hydrogen
• carbon, hydrogen
• nitrogen, helium
• hydrogen, helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core
• the radiation zone
• the convection zone
• the corona

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• corona
• convection zone

What layer can be seen here?

• chromosphere
• corona
• photosphere
• core

a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere

• corona
• solar flare
• solar wind
• photosphere

a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun

• corona
• solar flare
• sunspot
• magnitude