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The Sun & Its Layers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the layer of the sun that we can see from Earth?

a)

Photosphere

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Core

d)

Corona

2.

The Sun's Core has molten lava.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The outermost atmosphere of the Sun is called the Transition Zone/Layer?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't remember

4.

The Sun is also called ____.

a)

Sol

b)

Radiative

c)

Solo

d)

Sunn

e)

I don't remember.

5.

The Sun is not solid, like the Earth, because it is a combination of gases.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Sun is made up of billions of atoms of _____.

a)

Heavy metals

b)

Helium

c)

Hydrogen

7.

We can see the Corona of the Sun from Earth.

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

Only during Total Solar Eclipses

d)

I don't remember.

8.

The Sun became the heart of our Solar System because of its ___, ___ and ___.

a)

extensive magnetic field, hydrogen-burning core, heavier elements

b)

gravitational pull, corona, fiery nature

c)

Fiery nature, gravitational pull, extensive magnetic field

d)

gravitational pull, extensive magnetic field, 7-layers

9.

Our Earth and our Solar System will be just fine if/when our Sun dies.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Who knows for sure...

10.

Which layer is hotter, the Photosphere, the Transition Zone, or the Corona?

a)

The Corona

b)

The Photosphere

c)

The Transition Zone

d)

I don't remember.