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Lesson 7-8 Review (All About The Sun!)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What features can you see on the sun
a)
sunspots & prominences
b)
The core
c)
The moon 
d)
Earth
2.
These are the pretty lights that occur at the north and south poles.
a)
Photosphere
b)
Aurora
c)
Magnetic field
d)
Solar wind
3.
These can disrupt electronics on Earth.
a)
Sunspots
b)
Solar flares
c)
Comets
d)
Mars
4.
Sunspots vary in a cycle that lasts about
a)
110 yrs
b)
11,000 yrs
c)
11 yrs
d)
110,000 yrs
5.
What elements make up most of the sun’s mass?
a)
carbon and oxygen
b)
carbon and hydrogen
c)
helium and nitrogen
d)
hydrogen and helium
6.
What are northern lights?
a)
Auroras
b)
solar flares
c)
prominences
d)
coronas
7.

The Sun is our star made mostly of

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Hydrogen and Helium

c)

Oxygen

d)

Fire

8.

Sunspots are

a)

large flares of energy that loop back to the sun's surface.

b)

areas on the sun's surface that appear darker because they are a lower temperature than surrounding areas.

c)

bursts of energy that flash off the sun's surface.

9.

Solar flares

a)

cause Earth's auroras at the poles.

b)

can cause damage to the ISS and satellites.

c)

increase charged particles in gases creating magnetic storms in Earth's atmosphere.

d)

can disrupt radio, telephone and television signals.

10.
Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:
a)
corona
b)
prominences
c)
sunspots
d)
solarspots
11.
When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this: 
a)
solar winds
b)
coronal outburst
c)
solar flares
d)
auroras
12.
The Sun spins on its axis
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.

The Sun is a

a)

Yellow Super Giant Star

b)

Yellow Dwarf Star

c)

White Dwarf Star

d)

Red Giant Star

14.

What protects Earth from solar winds?

a)

The poles

b)

The moon's gravity

c)

The magnetic field and the atmosphere

d)

The tidal range

15.
Where is the weakest area of the magnetic field around Earth?
a)
Equator
b)
Poles
16.
These are monitored to determine the rotation rate of the sun
a)
Solar flares
b)
Prominences
c)
Corona
d)
Sunspots
17.
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
18.
Intense explosions on the surface of the sun that send charged particles toward Earth
a)
Prominences
b)
Sunspots
c)
Solar Flares
d)
Corona
19.

The Sun is NOT a star.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following correctly describes the rotation of the Sun?

a)

All parts of the Sun rotate together.

b)

The Sun rotates faster at its equator than at its pole.

c)

The Sun rotates slower at its equator than at its pole.

d)

The Sun does not rotate at all.

21.

Why does the Sun rotation vary with latitude?

a)

Because it is composed of solids.

b)

Because it is composed of liquids.

c)

Because it is composed of gases.

22.
What is at the center of the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
23.

The sun is a _______.

a)

star

b)

planet

c)

satellite

d)

meteor

24.

How old is the Sun?

a)

about 2020 years old

b)

about 4.5 billion years old

c)

about a gazillion years old

d)

about 5 million years old

25.

What is another name for our Sun?

a)

Sol

b)

Bob

c)

Super star

26.

About how hot is the core of the Sun?

a)

27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

1,000,000 degrees Celsius

c)

5,000 degrees Celsius

d)

9,000 degrees Fahrenheit

27.

About how hot is the surface of the Sun?

a)

15,000,000 degrees Celsius

b)

1,000,000 degrees Celsius

c)

9,900 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

1,300,000 degrees Fahrenheit

28.

Conditions on the surface of the Sun that affect the Earth and our atmosphere is called (a)  

29.

A break in the loop of the sun's magnetic field is called a (a)  

30.

Streams of high energy particles flowing outward from the sun is called (a)  

31.

(a)   are cooler, darker areas on the surface of the sun that help to show us that the sun is rotating

32.

(a)   occur when solar wind penetrates the Earth's magnetic field and gets trapped, the particles begin to collide and create bursts or colored light near the poles

33.

True or False? Auroras only occur at the North Pole

a)

True

b)

False