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Sun Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Egyptian god was said to carry the Sun in a boat?

(a)  

2.

What Greek god was said to carry the sun across the sky in a chariot?

a)

Helios

b)

Ra

c)

John Cena

d)

Coach Craine

3.

Is the Sun a star?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How much of the solar system's mass is in the Sun?

a)

99.8%

b)

99.2%

c)

2.2%

d)

0%

5.

Comets’ tails always point away from the Sun.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The Sun is almost a perfect sphere.

a)

True

b)

false

7.

The Sun is almost a perfect sphere.

a)

True

b)

false

8.

Who died flying towards the Sun in Greek mythology/

a)

Hydra

b)

Icarus

c)

Zeus

d)

Nike

9.

Earth is closer to the Sun in summer than in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How many times larger is the Sun's diameter than Earth's?

a)

100

b)

430,396,264

c)

109

d)

infinity

11.

How long does it take the suns light to reach the center of the galaxy?

(a)  

12.

How many times greater is the Sun's gravity than Earth's?

a)

69

b)

34

c)

100

d)

28

13.

What are the two most common chemicals found in the Sun?

a)

hydrogen

b)

silicon

c)

sugar

d)

helium

14.

What is a solar flare?

a)

a violent eruption in the Suns atmosphere

b)

A cookie

c)

a storm

d)

a plane

15.

The island Icaria is named after which Greek character.

(a)  

16.

How much of the Sun is oxygen

(a)  

17.

How much of the Sun is carbon?

a)

0.29%

b)

29%

c)

100%

18.

the egyptian sun gods name is (a)   .

19.

What is the suns atmosphere called?

a)

corona

b)

covid

20.

How long does it take sunlight to reach Earth?

(a)