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Chapter 15 Lesson 3-The Sun

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the innermost layer of the sun?

a)

Radiation Zone

b)

The Core

c)

The Photosphere

d)

Corona

2.

What is the Corona?

a)

The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere; it looks like a halo.

b)

The innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.

c)

Areas of gas that are cooler than the gas around them.

d)

A region of tightly packed gas where energy moves mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.

3.

What makes up the sun's atmosphere?

a)

The photosphere, the core, and solar winds.

b)

The corona, the chromosphere, and the convection zone.

c)

The photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona.

d)

The core, the convection zone, the corona, and the chromosphere.

4.

What makes up the sun's interior?

a)

The core, the corona, and the photosphere.

b)

The convection zone and the radiation zone.

c)

The photosphere, the corona, and the convection zone.

d)

The core, the radiation zone, and the convection zone.

5.

True or false: The sun is made up of mainly hydrogen and helium.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the Radiation Zone?

a)

The central region where the sun produces an enormous amount of energy through nuclear fusion.

b)

A region of tightly packed gas where energy moves mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.

c)

The outermost layer of the sun's interior.

d)

The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.

7.

What is a Solar Flare?

a)

The innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.

b)

Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them

c)

Huge loops of gas that often link different parts of sunspot regions.

d)

When energy heats gas on the sun to millions of degrees Celsius, causing the gas to erupt into space.

8.

True of false: features on or just above the sun include sunspots, prominences, and the corona.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why can the Chromosphere and the Corona only be visible from Earth during an eclipse?

a)

The core produces energy through nuclear fusion, which is too bright for our eyes to handle.

b)

The photosphere layer is so bright that it normally outshines the other layers, so you can't see them.

c)

The core is so bright that it normally outshines the other layers, so you cannot see them.

10.

What are the Solar Winds?

a)

Electrically charged particles that come from the sun.

b)

Positively charged particles that come from the sun.

c)

Neutrally charged particles that come from the sun.

d)

Huge loops of gas that often link different parts of sunspot regions.

11.

List the layers of the sun's interior and atmosphere starting from the center:

a)

Core, Convection Zone, Radiation Zone, Chromosphere, Photosphere, and Corona.

b)

Core, Radiation Zone, Convection Zone, Chromosphere, Photosphere, and Corona.

c)

Convection Zone, Corona, Photosphere, Chromosphere, Core, and Radiation Zone.

d)

Photosphere, Core, Chromosphere, Corona, Convection Zone, and Radiation Zone.

12.

True or false: the Radiation Zone is the outermost layer of the sun's interior.

a)

False

b)

True

13.

What is the Convection Zone?

a)

The outermost layer of the sun which looks like a halo. It extends into millions or kilometers and gradually thins into streams of electrically charges particles.

b)

A region of very tightly packed gas where energy moves mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.

c)

The area that produces and enormous amount of energy through nuclear fusion.

d)

The outermost layer of the sun's interior; hot gases rise from the bottom and gradually cool as they approach the top. Cooler gases sink, forming loops of gas that move energy toward the sun's surface.

14.

How long does it take for energy to move in the Radiation Zone?

a)

250,000 years.

b)

100,000 years.

c)

10,000 years.

d)

25,000 years.

15.

What is the Photosphere?

a)

The innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere. It is considered to be the sun's surface layer.

b)

The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere. It emits a reddish glow.

c)

The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere; it looks like a halo.

d)

The innermost layer of the sun's interior. It produces energy through nuclear fusion.

16.

True or false: the Chromosphere is the middle layer of the sun's interior. It emits a reddish glow.

a)

False.

b)

True.

17.

What is a prominence?

a)

Areas of gas that are cooler than the gas around them.

b)

Huge loops of gas that often link different parts of sunspot regions.

c)

When energy heats gas on the sun to millions of degrees Celsius, causing the gas to erupt into space.

d)

A stream of electrically charged particles that flow outward from the sun.

18.

Which layer of the sun is the hottest?

a)

The Chromosphere.

b)

The Core.

c)

The Corona.

d)

The Photosphere.

19.

What is nuclear fusion?

a)

A region of very tightly packed gas where energy moves mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.

b)

Where hot gases rise from the bottom of the convection zone and gradually cool as they approach the top.

c)

Where hydrogen atoms join to form helium.

20.

True or false: the Radiation Zone is the middle layer of the sun's interior. It is between the Convection Zone and the Core.

a)

True

b)

False