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WorksheetsSolar System: Sun
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
The surface of the sun is called ______________________.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
sunspots
d)
flares
2.
__________________ are darker,cooler areas on the sun's photosphere.
a)
corona
b)
sunspots
c)
flares
d)
solar wind
3.
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
4.
What layer can be seen here?
a)
chromosphere
b)
corona
c)
photosphere
d)
core
5.
a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere
a)
corona
b)
solar flare
c)
solar wind
d)
photosphere
6.
Label Part 3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere
7.
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
8.
What Sun feature is found at letter C?
a)
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)
b)
Prominence
c)
Solar Flare
d)
Sunspot
9.
What layer of the Sun is located at letter D?
a)
Core
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Photosphere
10.
Prominences and flares on the Sun are related to sunspots because they are all caused by ____.
a)
electricity
b)
Earth's orbit around the Sun
c)
too much heat
d)
intense magnetic fields
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