The Powerhouse Sun: Learn how the sun lives and will die

The Powerhouse Sun: Learn how the sun lives and will die

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Physics, Science, Geography

1st - 6th Grade

Hard

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The video explores the sun's corona, highlighting its temperature and magnetic loops. It discusses solar flares and coronal mass ejections, their causes, and effects on space probes. The sun's internal dynamics are explained through sound waves and vibrations. Finally, the sun's lifecycle is detailed, from its current state to its eventual transformation into a red giant and then a white dwarf, leaving the solar system cold and dark.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the temperature of the sun's corona compared to the chromosphere and photosphere?

Same as the photosphere

Same as the chromosphere

Hotter than both

Cooler than both

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of solar flares and coronal mass ejections?

Nuclear reactions

Twists in the magnetic field

Gravitational forces

Cosmic rays

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How fast does the solar wind normally travel?

400 kilometers a second

600 kilometers a second

800 kilometers a second

200 kilometers a second

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the sun to throb in regular beats?

Magnetic field fluctuations

Sound waves from pressure changes

Solar flares

Coronal mass ejections

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What will the sun become after it sheds its outer layers?

A neutron star

A black hole

A red giant

A white dwarf