WorksheetsSun
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
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.
____________are areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gas around them.
a)
Solar Wind
b)
Solar Flares
c)
Sunspots
d)
Core
3.
What is needed for fission to occur
a)
High density and low pressure
b)
High temperatures and low pressure
c)
High density and high temperature
4.
What does the c stand for in the equation E=mc^2
a)
Energy
b)
Mass
c)
Constant
d)
Speed of light
5.
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
a)
About 1 million
b)
About 2 million
c)
About 1.5 million
d)
About 2.5 million
6.
Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.
a)
helium, hydrogen
b)
carbon, hydrogen
c)
nitrogen, helium
d)
hydrogen, helium
7.
In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?
a)
the core
b)
the radiation zone
c)
the convection zone
d)
the corona
8.
When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
corona
d)
convection zone
9.
What layer can be seen here?
a)
chromosphere
b)
corona
c)
photosphere
d)
core
10.
What is the sun mostly made up of
a)
Helium
b)
Core
c)
Carbon
d)
Hydrogen
11.
a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere
a)
corona
b)
solar flare
c)
solar wind
d)
photosphere
12.
a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun
a)
corona
b)
solar flare
c)
sunspot
d)
magnitude
13.
Label Part 3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere
14.
What protects life on Earth from gamma rays, X rays, and particles emitted by the Sun?
a)
The ozone layer in the stratosphere
b)
The ionosphere
c)
The magnetosphere (Earth's magnetic field)
d)
Clouds
15.
When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this:
a)
solar winds
b)
coronal outburst
c)
solar flares
d)
auroras
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