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WorksheetsThe Sun
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the sun mostly made out of?
a)
Water
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Helium
d)
ron
2.
What is the hottest layer of the sun?
a)
Corona
b)
Radiation Zone
c)
Convection Zone
d)
Core
3.
What are the three layers of the sun's interior?
a)
Convection Zone, Radiation Zone and the Core
b)
The Core, Photosphere and Radiation Zone
c)
Convection Zone, Corona and the Core
d)
Chromosphere, Corona and the Core
4.
Where is energy produced in the sun?
a)
Core
b)
Corona
c)
Radiation and Convection Zones
d)
Atmosphere
5.
What are solar flares?
a)
Eruptions
b)
Waves
c)
Mountains
d)
Wholes
6.
What is the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere?
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Sunspots
c)
Solar wind
d)
Corona
7.
What is the middle layer of the sun?
a)
Convection Zone
b)
Radiation Zone
c)
The Core
d)
The Corona
8.
What is solar wind made of?
a)
Sunspots
b)
Electrically charged particles
c)
gas
d)
Solar flares
9.
What is the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere?
a)
Photosphere
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Radiation Zone
d)
Corona
10.
What happens during nuclear fusion?
a)
Oxygen is formed
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen join to create water
c)
Hydrogen atoms join to create helium
d)
Solar flares
11.
What causes sunspots?
a)
Cooler areas of gas on the Sun
b)
Eruptions
c)
Solar wind
d)
Hot areas on the Sun's surface
12.
How can solar wind affect us on Earth?
a)
Tsunamis
b)
Storms
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Blackouts
13.
What conditions are needed for nuclear fusion to occur?
a)
Hot temperatures and low pressure
b)
Warm temperatures and low pressure
c)
Cold temperatures and high pressure
d)
Hot temperatures and high pressure
14.
What layer of the sun has a reddish glow during a total eclipse?
a)
Corona
b)
Photosphere
c)
Convection Zone
d)
Chromosphere
15.
What do solar flares do to the suns surface?
a)
Cool it down
b)
Move it
c)
Change its color
d)
Heat it up
16.
Where does nuclear fusion occur?
a)
Space
b)
Radiation Zone
c)
Photosphere
d)
The Core
17.
What comes from solar flares?
a)
Sunspots
b)
Corona
c)
Prominences
d)
Magnetic energy
18.
What color is the corona?
a)
Black
b)
Green
c)
White
d)
Red
19.
What layer are you looking at when you take a picture of the sun?
a)
Core
b)
Photosphere
c)
Solar Wind
d)
Corona
20.
Why are sunspots darker than the surrounding areas?
a)
Hotter gas has a darker color
b)
Cooler gas has a darker color
c)
They have more energy
d)
They have less energy
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