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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name

Class

Date

Auroras are frequently seen

near the equator.

before a sunspot cycle.

every 11 years.

after solar flares.

What is this

Prominice

sun spot

core

Earth

What layer are you looking at when you take a picture of the sun?

Core

Photosphere

Solar Wind

Corona

Can only be seen during a solar eclipse; outer layer; looks like a white halo

corona

photosphere

core

fusion

Huge looping eruptions of gas; usually near sunspots; arch out into outer layers than fall back down.

corona

core

prominence

solar flare

These are the pretty lights that occur at the north and south poles. They are known as ___.

Photosphere

Auroras

Magnetic field

Solar wind

These can disrupt electronics on Earth.

Sunspots

Solar flares

Comets

Mars

Without the Earth's magnetic field

We would not have seasons

Ailens would invade

Plants would grow bigger

We would all die a horrible death

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

chromosphere

photosphere

corona

atmosphere

10.

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

photosphere

chromosphere

corona

convection zone

11.

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

corona

prominences

sunspots

solarspots

12.

Huge loops of reddish gas that connect sunspots are called:

prominences

solar flares

coronal loops

solar wind

13.

When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this:

solar winds

coronal outburst

solar flares

auroras

14.

Which statement is true about the sun?

It is a star.

It is the largest star in our galaxy.

It is a planet close to Earth.

It is a moon.

15.

What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?

Solar Flares

Corona

Sun Spots

Sun Rays

16.

It's loops are seen extending from the photosphere.

Flares

Corona

Prominences

17.

What is D?

Chromosphere

Corona

Photosphere

Prominence

Photosphere

18.

What is F?

sun spots

filaments

prominence

flare

19.

What is I?

filament

corona

photosphere

20.

What are the factors which combine to to keep celestial bodies in orbit?

Air Resistance and Gravity

Gravity and Inertia

Inertia and orbital speed

Orbital speed and gravity

21.

All objects are attracted to each other by the force of:

Gravity

Inertia

Orbital Speed

Terminal Velocity

22.

The strength of the force of gravity depends on:

the masses of the objects and their speeds.

the masses of the objects and the distance between them.

the weight of the objects and their speeds.

the masses of the objects and their weights.

23.

What did Kepler discover about planets and their orbital speed?

Planets closest to the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.

Planets with the greatest mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.

Planets furthest from the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.

Planets with the least mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.

24.

What would happen to the planets in our solar system if the Sun suddenly disappeared?

They would explode

They would fly off into space

They would all crash into Mars

25.

How can space weather impact the earth? (Check 2)

cause rapid changes in weather patterns

disrupt radio communication

cause blackouts/disrupt electrical grids

create holes in the ozone layer

Reset

The Sun

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

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