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SPACE WEATHER

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The information below is about the structure of the Sun ;

# outer layer of the Sun

# temperature is about 6 000 degree celcius

# Sunlight can be seen from the Earth


Which one is the structure of the Sun mentioned above?

a)

Corona

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Photosphere

d)

Thermosphere

2.

Which statement is true about the Sun?

a)

it is a gas ball that consists of helium and nitrogen

b)

it is the farthest star from Earth

c)

the Sun's atmosphere consists of two layers

d)

nuclear fusion occurs in the Sun

3.

Which is the phenomenon as explained below?


-sudden eruption of gas in the choromosphere layer

-releases charged particles that causes formation of aurora on Earth

a)

prominence

b)

solar wind

c)

solar flare

d)

coronal mass ejection

4.

It is a layer of magnetic field that surrounds the Earth to protect it from the harmful substances released by the Sun.

Which is the layer?

a)

ozone

b)

earth's gravity

c)

earth's atmosphere

d)

earth's magnetosphere

5.

The center of the sun, the ___, produces the energy that eventually reaches us and warms the Earth.

a)

core

b)

radiative zone

c)

corona

d)

convective zone

6.

A giant arch that explodes off of the sun’s surface is a

a)

Sun Flare

b)

Sun Spot

c)

Corona

d)

Solar Prominence

7.

__ is a darker, cooler than other surrounding areas of the Sun.

a)

Solar Prominence

b)

Solar Flares

c)

Sun Spots

d)

Plasma

8.

The two most abundant elements of the Sun are ___

a)

Hydrogen and Helium

b)

Hydrogen and Carbon

c)

Nitrogen and Carbon

d)

Helium and Nitrogen

9.

The plasma clouds with charged particles and magnetic fields moving away from the Sun, and creates Auroras when interacting with Earth’s atmosphere...is known as

a)

Solar wind

b)

Prominence

c)

Sun Spots

d)

The Prominence

10.

Which of the following lists some of the layers of the Sun in order from the center of the Sun outward?

a)

radiation zone, convection zone, chromosphere

b)

radiation zone, convection zone, core

c)

chromosphere, photosphere, corona

d)

corona, photosphere, chromosphere

11.

The thin layer of the Sun’s atmosphere that lies directly above the photosphere is the ___

a)

Corona

b)

Convection Zone

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Radiative Zone

12.

How does the Sun’s energy and radiation affect Earth?

a)

It makes planets explodes

b)

It makes planets melts

c)

It doesn't

d)

It releases harmful radiation into space

13.

It means crown. Which is the outer most part that we see only during an eclipse?

a)

Corona

b)

Core

c)

Convective Zone

d)

Chromosphere

14.

The zone of the Sun’s interior that is between the core and the convective zone

a)

Radiative zone

b)

Convection zone

c)

Corona

d)

Chromosphere

15.

The plasma clouds with charged particles and magnetic fields moving away from the Sun, and creates Auroras when interacting with Earth’s atmosphere...is known as

a)

Solar wind

b)

Prominence

c)

Sun Spots

d)

The Prominence