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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
2.
What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?
a)
chromosphere
b)
photosphere
c)
corona
d)
atmosphere
3.
A stream of particles that extends outward from the sun's corona is called
a)
A sunspot
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Prominence
d)
Solar wind
4.
The layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off the visible light we see is the
a)
Corona
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Photosphere
d)
Convection zone
5.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
6.
What is the name of the star that is the center of our solar system?
a)
Betelgeuse
b)
Sun
c)
Mira
d)
Polaris
7.
The middle of the Sun is called the
a)
Corona
b)
Solar Flare
c)
Core
d)
Convection Zone
8.
What is the sun mostly made up of
a)
Helium
b)
Core
c)
Carbon
d)
Hydrogen
9.
What features can you see on the sun
a)
sunspots, prominences, and solar flares
b)
The core
c)
The moon
d)
Earth
10.
The sun takes up _____% of the solar system
a)
50.76%
b)
25.23%
c)
78.26%
d)
99.86%
11.
Over ______________ earths can fit into the sun
a)
one thousand
b)
one million
c)
one hundred
d)
one gagillion
12.
The _______________ is the most outer layer of the sun
a)
Core
b)
Corona
c)
Crust
d)
radiative zone
13.
_______________ is a superheated gas with an electric charge.
a)
static electricity
b)
plasma
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear fusion
14.
The Sun contains ______ solid materials.
a)
many
b)
few
c)
no
15.
It takes about _________. for the light from the sun to reach earth.
a)
8 minutes
b)
6 minutes
c)
4 minutes
d)
one second (light is really fast)
16.
The Sun is ___________________ miles from earth.
a)
93 million
b)
75 million
c)
one million
d)
10 million
17.
The Sun will eventually use up all of its hydrogen and become a
a)
Red Giant
b)
Blue Giant
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Yellow Giant
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