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WorksheetsThe Sun
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?
a)
Sun Spot
b)
Solar Flare
c)
Sun Ray
d)
Sun Gases
3.
Which statement is true about the sun?
a)
It is a star.
b)
It is the largest star in our galaxy.
c)
It is a planet close to Earth.
d)
It is a moon.
4.
What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?
a)
Solar Flares
b)
Corona
c)
Sun Spots
d)
Sun Rays
5.
Which layer of the sun is the hottest?
a)
Photosphere
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
6.
What is the sun made out of?
a)
fire and lava
b)
gases
c)
magma
d)
flames
7.
How does the sun keep all of the planets in orbit?
a)
The pull of its gravity
b)
the flames give it power
c)
the sun spots
d)
The solar flares guide them
8.
The Sun spins on its axis
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
The SUN is an average sized star.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The temperature of the sun's core is close to
a)
15 million degrees C
b)
3 million degrees C
c)
6,000 degrees C
d)
100 degrees C
11.
It takes the equator of the sun ___________ days to spin and near the poles it takes ____________ days to spin.
a)
25, 35
b)
16, 18
c)
24, 36
d)
100, 200
12.
What happens in the convective zone of the sun?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
13.
The most common elements in the SUN are
a)
carbon and oxygen
b)
water and carbon dioxide
c)
calcium and potassium
d)
hydrogen and helium
14.
The Sun is a giant sized star.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
c)
Maybe
d)
Scientists do not know
15.
The Sun is an average, middle sized star.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
c)
Maybe
d)
Scientists do not know.
16.
The Sun is a
a)
Yellow Super Giant
b)
Yellow Dwarf
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Yellow Giant
17.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
18.
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
19.
The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
radiation zone
d)
convection zone
20.
How long does it take energy to pass through the radiation zone?
a)
12 minutes
b)
100 year
c)
10,000 years
d)
100,000 years
21.
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
22.
When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
corona
d)
convection zone
23.
What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?
a)
convection zone
b)
corona
c)
chromosphere
d)
photosphere
24.
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
25.
The middle of the Sun is called the
a)
Corona
b)
Photosphere
c)
Core
d)
Convection Zone
26.
What is the sun mostly made up of
a)
Helium
b)
Core
c)
Carbon
d)
Hydrogen
27.
What features can you see on the sun
a)
sunspots & prominences
b)
The core
c)
The moon
d)
Earth
28.
What is this
a)
Prominice
b)
sun spot
c)
core
d)
Earth
29.
Can we landed on the sun?
a)
Yes, If we use metal suits
b)
No, It doesn't have a solid surface
c)
Yes, but we can't stay very long
d)
No, Its against the law.
30.
What happens during nuclear fusion
a)
Hydrogen reacts with Oxygen to create fire.
b)
Hydrogen atoms are forced together to create Helium
c)
Uranium and Plutonium split apart and release radiation.
d)
Helium atoms break down to make hydrogen
31.
Where does nuclear fusion occur?
a)
Space
b)
Radiation Zone
c)
Photosphere
d)
The Core
32.
What layer are you looking at when you take a picture of the sun?
a)
Core
b)
Photosphere
c)
Solar Wind
d)
Corona
33.
What is at the center of the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
34.
How many planets orbit the Sun?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
8
d)
10
35.
The sun is a glowing ball of _______.
a)
water
b)
liquid
c)
gases
d)
rocks
36.
How many suns do we have
a)
13
b)
21
c)
1
d)
4
37.
The sun appears to move across the sky each day. What causes this?
a)
the spinning of the Earth's axis
b)
The path of the sun around the Earth
c)
the production the nuclear energy around the sun
d)
the tilt of the Earth on its axis
38.
Where is the energy for the Sun get created?
a)
in the radiation zone
b)
in the convection zone
c)
in the core
d)
in the Sun's atmosphere
39.
What heat transfer method is used by the Sun to transfer the heat from its core to its surface?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
40.
What heat transfer method is used on the surface of the Sun?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
41.
What causes aurora borealis or northern lights?
a)
The Corona
b)
Prominences
c)
Sunspots
d)
Solar Flares
42.
These are monitored to determine the rotation rate of the sun
a)
Solar flares
b)
Prominences
c)
Corona
d)
Sunspots
43.
What are large loops on the surface of the sun that release a large amount of energy?
a)
Corona
b)
Photosphere
c)
Sunspiots
d)
Prominences
44.
What are dark areas on the surface of the sun that are cooler than the surrounding area?
a)
Prominences
b)
Sunspots
c)
Corona
d)
Solar Flares
45.
__________________ are darker,cooler areas on the sun's photosphere.
a)
corona
b)
sunspots
c)
flares
d)
solar wind
46.
Which is the layer of the sun made of hydrogen and helium, about 1500 kilometer thick?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
prominences
d)
sunspots
47.
The surface of the sun is called ______________________.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
sunspots
d)
flares
48.
Which is the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere?
a)
solar wind
b)
corona
c)
sunspots
d)
chromosphere
49.
This quiz is all about
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
The Earth
d)
Comet 6P
50.
What is the state of matter in the sun?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Plasma
d)
Solid
51.
What are the 3 layers of the suns interior
a)
Radiation Zone, Convection Zone, Core
b)
Radiation Zone, Corona, Nuclear Fusion
c)
Corona, Convection Zone, Core
d)
Chromosphere, Convection Zone, Solar Wind
52.
____________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
53.
Reddish Loops of gas called_____________links different parts of sunspot regions.
a)
Sunspot
b)
Prominences
c)
Nuclear Fusion
d)
Convection Zone
54.
What are the 3 Features above the suns's sun surface?
a)
Sunspots,Prominence, Solar Flares
b)
Solar Wind, Chromosphere, Nuclear Fusion
c)
Corona, Solar Flare, Prominence
d)
Radiation Zone, Electromagnetic, Sun
55.
Explosions on the sun are known as.......?
a)
Corona
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Solar Flare
d)
White Dwarf
56.
The Sun is a ____.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
planet
d)
comet
57.
What is at the center of the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
58.
What is the sun mostly made up of
a)
Helium
b)
Core
c)
Carbon
d)
Hydrogen
59.
How old is the sun
a)
17 years
b)
About 4.5 Million years
c)
2 days
d)
10 million years
60.
Sunspots peak every ____ years.
a)
11
b)
22
c)
24
d)
100
61.
T/F The sun is made up of plasma.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
What is 1 in this picture?
a)
core
b)
photosphere
c)
prominence
d)
granule
63.
What is 9 in this picture?
a)
core
b)
photosphere
c)
prominence
d)
granule
64.
What is 7 in this picture?
a)
core
b)
photosphere
c)
prominence
d)
sunspots
65.
What is 2 in this picture?
a)
radiative zone
b)
photosphere
c)
prominence
d)
sunspots
66.
What is 3 in this picture?
a)
radiative zone
b)
convection zone
c)
prominence
d)
sunspots
67.
The center of the sun is called the ______
a)
convective zone
b)
radiative zone
c)
the core
d)
chromosphere
68.
This layer is the shell around the core
a)
convective zone
b)
radiative zone
c)
chromosphere
d)
photosphere
69.
This layer surrounds the radiative zone and the core.
a)
convection zone
b)
photosphere
c)
radiative zone
d)
The corona
70.
This layer is the visible outer layer of the sun.
a)
convection zone
b)
photosphere
c)
chromosphere
d)
The corona
71.
It's the lower ring of gas around the sun's photosphere.
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Photosphere
c)
The Corona
d)
The Core
72.
It's loops are seen extending from the photosphere.
a)
Flares
b)
Corona
c)
Prominences
73.
What is A?
a)
photosphere
b)
Core
c)
prominence
d)
flares
74.
What is B?
a)
The Core
b)
Convective Zone
c)
Radiative Zone
d)
Photosphere
75.
What is C?
a)
The Core
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Photosphere
d)
Convective Zone
76.
What is D?
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Corona
c)
Photosphere
Prominence
Prominence
d)
Photosphere
77.
What is E?
a)
Sun spots
b)
flare
c)
filaments
d)
prominence
78.
What is F?
a)
sun spots
b)
filaments
c)
prominence
d)
flare
79.
What is G?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
convective zone
80.
What is H?
a)
filament
b)
photosphere
c)
chromosphere
81.
What is I?
a)
filament
b)
corona
c)
photosphere
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